WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives from the Ad Hoc Coalition Against the Postal Rate Increase, a new confederation of taxpayer and consumer watchdog groups, today announced a press conference in Orlando, FL. on Monday to denounce the U.S. Postal Service’s next proposed rate increase.  The Post Office is petitioning to raise rates after announcing losses of over $2 billion this year, and is holding its National Postal Forum in Orlando. 

Coalition members include representatives of:  Citizens Against Government Waste, the CATO Institute, Americans for Tax Reform, the National Center for Public Policy Research, Citizens for a Sound Economy, 60 Plus, and PostalWatch.