2012 Legislative Agenda : USPS, Elections Force Hands

The printing industry agenda, one might think, would presumably suffer from a reduced legislative term, due to a lack of high-priority issues on its to-do list. But, that is not the case in 2012. Three of the four issues of most interest to Printing Industries of America (PIA) and its lobby—health care, taxes and regulatory—are industry agnostic and impact most Americans. And, while postal reform could impact thousands of workers and the nation's mail system, it is mostly driven by the mailing community.