So here we are again. Just as it did before, the Postal Service has announced it might seek an exigent rate increase, and once again, it has decided to postpone the request. Who knows where things will be when we wake up tomorrow? Getting the attention of Congress Over the past two years, Congress has held several hearings on the Postal Service and come up with various versions of postal reform legislation. The Senate passed a postal reform bill in the 112th Congress, but since then the Senators have preened and postured while covering the same old ground. In the House, Darrell Issa has used his chairmanship of the Oversight and Government Reform as a bully pulpit to advance ideological arguments that basically follow the script of “workers and government — bad, lobbyists and business — good.” Issa passed a bill out of committee on a strictly partisan vote.
Posted on: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:49:25 +0000
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