December 7, 2004

WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Petri has cosponsored legislation, H.R. 5261, to provide free mail service for personal correspondence and packages between the United States and American troops serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.

"Britain provides free mail service. Especially at the holiday season it seems the appropriate thing to do," he said.

Petri said that there is too little time to win congressional approval of the idea this year, but that he intended to continue working for its passage in 2005. He credited State Rep. Barbara Gronemus with calling the issue to his attention.