{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-baldwin-successfully-pushes-usps-to-pause-postage-pricing-increases", "ICYMI: Baldwin Successfully Pushes USPS to Pause Postage Pricing Increases", "2024-09-23", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "Senate", "WI", "Tammy Baldwin", "B001230", "www.baldwin.senate.gov", "baldwin", "https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 On Friday, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not raise prices in January 2025 for Market Dominant products, which includes First-Class mail. This announcement comes after Baldwin called out USPS leadership for unsustainable price hikes and poor service.\n\n\u201cWisconsinites rely on the USPS to run their businesses, pay their bills, and communicate with loved ones,\u201d said Senator Tammy Baldwin. \u201cThe proposed price hikes would have burdened hard working Wisconsinites, and I\u2019m pleased to see they heeded my calls and will not be raising the price of stamps at the postal counter. I will continue to push the USPS leadership to halt rate increases, especially as Wisconsin families and small businesses continue to be hurt by unprecedented mail delivery delays.\u201d\n\nSenator Baldwin has repeatedly called on the USPS to address rate hikes and delays Wisconsinites are experiencing. Last week, Senator Baldwin called on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to immediately address costly mail delays suffered by Wisconsin newspapers that rely on the USPS. These delays have already resulted in lost revenue, customer complaints, and canceled subscriptions. In April, after USPS announced the price increase for First Class Mail stamps, Senator Baldwin questioned DeJoy\u2019s leadership, which has resulted in higher prices for Americans and worse service. Despite the USPS enacting their new \u201cDelivering for America\u201d plan \u2013 which they promised would modernize and transform the Postal Service \u2013 customers continue to experience poor customer service and significant mail delays, including for rural newspaper delivery.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-baldwin-successfully-pushes-usps-to-pause-postage-pricing-increases"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3165760319679976, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}