Lawmakers want to include holiday greetings in mail to constituents

Reps. Joe Walsh (R-IL) and Mike Ross (D-AR) circulated a "Dear Colleague" letter to lawmakers claiming the Franking Commission should not be enforcing “political correctness.”

“Over the weekend, you may have heard from your constituents or fellow colleagues that the House Franking Commission will not allow Members to include holiday greetings, such as ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy Hanukkah,’ on their mail pieces and franked email newsletters,” the lawmakers wrote. “The Franking Commission should not be in the business of limiting Members from addressing their constituents in the manner they chose,” they added. “To address this matter, we are sending a bipartisan letter to Speaker [John] Boehner [R-Ohio] and Minority Leader [Nancy] Pelosi [D-Calif.] along with Chairman [Dan] Lungren [R-Calif.] and Ranking Member [Robert] Brady [D-Pa.] of the Committee on House Administration asking them to revise these unnecessary rules.” According to the pair's letter, the mail “policy prevents Members of Congress from addressing their constituents in the manner in which they feel is best and is just one more way political correctness is slowly dismantling the meaning of the Christmas and Hanukkah season.”