Merkley, Gillibrand seek to end ban on shipping alcohol through the mail

Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and New York's U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today launched an effort to end the Prohibition-era ban that prevents the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from shipping alcoholic beverages to consumers.

Currently, private shipping companies like FedEx can ship alcohol, but the USPS cannot. The Senators' USPS Shipping Equity Act allows USPS to ship alc...

 

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