Cortez Masto, Ernst STOP Subsidies for Political JUNK MAIL

Washington, DC –After 2.3 billionpiecesof political mail flooded America’s mailboxes in 2024, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are introducing their bipartisanEnding Subsidies for Political Junk Mail Act.This legislation revokes political committees’ ability to send mail through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) at the discounted non-profit rate – a40-60%discount. This loophole can cost taxpayers billions in lost funds per year.
“Political campaigns should not be getting government discounts to flood our mailboxes with election materials,”said Senator Cortez Masto.“I’m proud to introduce this legislation with Senator Ernst that will provide Americans relief from junk mail.”
“No more welfare for Washington consultants,”said Senator Ernst.“If the American people must pay full price to send a Christmas card that their families actually want, then political parties should have to pay full price to send junk mail that nobody wants. Especially as the U.S. Postal Service loses billions every year, there is absolutely no reason to subsidize spam that will wind up in the trash.”
Read the full billhere.
Senator Cortez Masto has long championedactions to crack downon dark money in politicsand ensure elections are free, fair, and transparent. Earlier this year, shesenta letter to the 2025 Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee requesting information on the Committee’s practices for identifying and screening out illegal and anonymous foreign donations. She has cosponsoredlegislationto require organizations spending money in federal elections to disclose their donors and help guard against hidden foreign influence in our democracy.
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