Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, APWU Local 185, NALC Local 283, Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation to Host Press Conference on the Trump Administration’s Assault on the United States Postal Service

Houston, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Al Davison (President of APWU Local 185), Rickey Dueboay (Vice-President of NALC Local 283), Pat Claiborne (Financial Secretary of NALC Local 283), and Linda Morales (Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation) will host a press conference across the street from the USPS Processing Center located at 4600 Aldine Bender Road to sound the alarm on the Trump Administration's troubling attacks on the United States Postal Service (USPS). They will be joined by constituents who will share their stories on how delayed or no mail will impact their lives. This facility is the largest USPS Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) in the country, which houses the sorting machines that will process countless vote-by-mail ballots this November. In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Imelda last year, the region saw how a partial roof collapse forced USPS to reroute mail around the country, which only heightens the regional concern about how the Trump Administration's assault on USPS will impact mail flow in Houston and across the country.

"Families in the Houston region and across the country rely on the United States Postal Service to receive life-saving prescription drugs and run their small businesses," said Congresswoman Garcia. "This is why we must fund the postal service and work to protect all the postal service workers and letter carriers who are putting their lives on the line every day during this pandemic. Any attack on the postal service is an attack against our economy and democracy. And unfortunately, this is exactly what Trump is doing. He is trying to corrupt the integrity of our democracy and our elections for personal gain. He must be held accountable because he continues to be a clear danger to the future of our constitution and democracy," concluded Congresswoman Garcia.

Press Conference Information:

WHO: Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29)

Al Davison, President of Houston APWU Local 185

Rickey Dueboay, Vice-President of NALC Local 283

Pat Claiborne, Financial Secretary of NALC Local 283

Linda Morales, Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation

Steve Flores, President of the Communications Workers of America Local 6222

Sam Tijerina, Director of the Texas Union Veteran's Council

Demetria Wallace, Property Management for Pilgrim I, II, and III Senior Center

Coco Martinez, Resident Service Coordinator for Pilgrim Senior Center

WHAT: Press Conference

WHERE: Aldine Bender Road and Alliant Dr, Houston TX 77032 (across from the USPS

Processing Center located at 4600 Aldine Bender Road)

WHEN: TOMORROW, Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 1:30 PM Houston Time (CT)

TO RSVP: Please contact Robert Julien via email at Robert.julien@mail.house.gov or text at 202-227-0330.

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Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2018, becoming the first Latina ever to represent the Texas 29th Congressional District. She serves on the House Judiciary and Financial Services Committees.