New America Supports You Caucus Launch

Highlighting U.S. Postal Service New Larger Box With Military Discount

What:
Launch of the new America Supports You Caucus, highlighting the U.S. Postal Service’s new, larger flat-rate box at a reduced price for packages sent to military members and families stationed overseas (APO/AFO addresses).

Who:
John Potter, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service
Allison Barber, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
General Gary Patton, America Supports You Joint Chiefs spokesperson
Rep. Mary Bono Mack, California’s 45th District, U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Allen Boyd, Florida’s 2nd District, U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Connie Mack, Florida’s 14th District, U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Adam Schiff, California’s 29th District, U.S. House of Representatives
Homefront organizations supporting American military members:
the Landstuhl Hospital Care Project, Our Military Kids, and Angels of Mercy

When:
12:30 p.m. ET
Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Where:
Rayburn House Office Building
Room 2253
Washington, DC 20515

Background:
The new Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate box (12" x 12" x 5 ½"; 800 cubic inches) comes in two different designs and is 50 percent larger than current flat-rate boxes. One branded with “Large Flat-Rate Box” the other co-branded with America Supports You, a Department of Defense program that connects citizens offering support to the military and their families, and includes an APO/FPO address block. For the first time in history, the Postal Service is offering a $2 discount when sending the new larger box to an APO/FPO address, enabling customers to send more with one flat price. Visit usps.com for more information.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation — 146 million homes and businesses. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.