{"id":6424,"date":"2011-12-13T14:02:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T19:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-post-office-moratorium-on-closures-is-good-news-for-rural-oregon\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:10:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:10:50","slug":"merkley-post-office-moratorium-on-closures-is-good-news-for-rural-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-post-office-moratorium-on-closures-is-good-news-for-rural-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley: La moratoria de cierres de oficinas de correos es una buena noticia para las zonas rurales de Oreg\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Hoy, el Servicio Postal de EE. UU. anunci\u00f3 una moratoria voluntaria sobre el cierre de oficinas postales en respuesta a las preocupaciones planteadas por un grupo bipartidista de senadores de EE. UU. El senador de Oreg\u00f3n Jeff Merkley, miembro de esa coalici\u00f3n, emiti\u00f3 la siguiente declaraci\u00f3n:<\/p>\n

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\u201cLas oficinas de correos son centros esenciales de la vida en las comunidades rurales. Mantienen a los miembros de la comunidad conectados y brindan oportunidades comerciales que de otro modo no existir\u00edan. Son fundamentales para que las personas mayores y otros residentes rurales accedan a sus recetas. El cierre de las oficinas de correos en las zonas rurales eliminar\u00eda el coraz\u00f3n de las comunicaciones de estos pueblos. Har\u00e9 todo lo que pueda para luchar contra ese resultado\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

El Senador Merkley es el autor del Ley de protecci\u00f3n de las oficinas de correos rurales<\/a>, copatrocinado por los senadores Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jon Tester (D-MT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mark Begich (D-AK) y Ron Wyden (D-OR). El proyecto de ley prohibir\u00eda el cierre de oficinas de correos que est\u00e9n a m\u00e1s de 10 millas de otra instalaci\u00f3n.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Postal Service announced a voluntary moratorium on post office closures in response to concerns raised by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators.  Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, a member of that coalition, released the following statement: “Post offices are essential hubs of life in rural communities. 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