Much has been said about Congress’s failure to pass voting rights reform and the bulk of President Biden’s agenda in the Build Back Better Act. But at least one piece of common-sense, bipartisan policymaking is moving forward: the Postal Service Reform Act, which passed the House 342 to 92 last...
Federal legislation dedicating tens of billions in funding over the next ten years to the chronically cash-strapped US Postal Service will get a Senate vote Monday, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday. The Senate vote Monday evening will come after on Tuesday the House by a wide margin approved the equivalent...
Long-awaited legislation overhauling the Postal Service’s finances and operations sailed through the House Tuesday. The bipartisan legislation passed the chamber in a 342-92 vote, despite controversy over the head of the Postal Service that had threatened to tank Republican support for the legislation. Read the full article here....
The Biden administration launched a last-minute push Wednesday to derail the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to spend billions of dollars on a new fleet of gasoline-powered delivery trucks, citing the damage the polluting vehicles could inflict on the climate and Americans’ health. The dispute over the Postal Service’s plans to spend...
The House is planning to vote on a bipartisan bill to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service as soon as next week, looking to finally make progress on legislation the mailing agency has said is vital to avoiding fiscal calamity. The 2021 Postal Reform Act (H.R. 3076) won unanimous support when the...