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Viewpoint: Congress Must Act to Help the New Postmaster General Pull USPS Back From the Brink
- During the June 24 hearing, the House Subcommittee on Government Operations urged Congress to act swiftly to support incoming Postmaster General David Steiner and address USPS’s crisis.
- The failed Delivering for America Plan and a one-third decline in mail volume have created an existential threat to USPS, prompting urgent congressional action.
- Evidence confirms a mail inspector shot a criminal after a vehicular attack, with Virginia's new law adding penalties of up to $2,500 fines and jail time for mail theft.
- USPS warns of rate hikes and closures, risking insolvency by 2028, which hampers Steiner's efforts to stabilize the agency.
- In the coming days, the House Oversight Committee outlines three congressional actions, including halting the Delivering for America Plan and pledging bipartisan oversight to support USPS recovery.
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The Berkshire Eagle
Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS back from the brink
David Steiner, who will take over as Postmaster General on July 14, has a tough job to do and little time to do it with some estimates indicating the USPS could be insolvent as soon as 2028. Congress has a…
World News
Congress must act to pull USPS back from the brink
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House Oversight Committee Holds Hearing on the Future of the US Postal Service
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing titled “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders” at 2 p.m. ET on June 24. Witnesses Paul Steidler, senior fellow, Lexington Institute Jim Cochrane, CEO, Package Shippers Association Mike Plunkett, CEO and president, Association for Postal Commerce Thomas Schatz, president, Citizens Against Government Waste Elena Spatoulas Patel, assistant professo…
Duluth News Tribune
Viewpoint: Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS back from the brink
The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high rate increases and degraded service. David Steiner, who will take over as postmaster general on July 14, has a tough job to do and little time to do it with some estimates indicating the USPS could be insolvent as soon as 2028. Congress has a key role to …
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