Wendy Sherman: “Even as overall postage and printing expenditures have declined from…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2004

Even as overall postage and printing expenditures have declined from the $100 million-plus levels once seen in Congresses 15 years ago, franking remains a source of fiscal and political interest to NTU. The already-generous limits governing the use of postage by House Members' personal offices were lifted in 1999, while new computer technologies have allowed lawmakers to maximize the impact of their mailings in ways that were not feasible as recently as ten years ago. Today, it is still possible for an incumbent House Member to spend as much on franking in a year as a challenger spends on his or her entire campaign. Rules regarding the content and proximity of mailings to elections only modestly offset this tremendous political advantage.

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Wendy Sherman

Democratic · District of Columbia

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Discussing the necessity of limiting committee spending on postage.

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Wendy Sherman: “Even as overall postage and printing expenditures have declined from the $100 million-plus levels once seen in…”

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