Senate passes sweeping bipartisan bill overhauling the US Postal Service

[CaughtInThe]

Senate passes sweeping bipartisan bill overhauling the US Postal Service | CNN Politics

The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service's finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations.

www.cnn.com

"The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service's finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations.

The final vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan 79-19. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature."


Great news.

 

[Demon]

Its nice to hear some good news.

 

[CaughtInThe]

 

[BlueTex]

This is really good news...

The Postal Service Reform Act -- which cleared the House last month by 342-92 -- would require retired postal employees to enroll in Medicare when eligible, while dropping a previous mandate that forced the agency to cover its health care costs years in advance. Those two measures would save the USPS nearly $50 billion over the next decade, according to the House Oversight Committee. The legislation would also require the USPS to create an online dashboard with local and national delivery time data.
Ahead of the vote on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer touted that once the legislation passes, postal reform will finally be "signed, sealed and delivered for the American people."

"We all know that when the post office is forced to cut hours of operation or delivery routes or lay off workers, the rest of us are worse off," Schumer said. "Thankfully, for the past few months, Democrats and Republicans have been working together in good faith to reform some of the most troubled parts of the Postal Service."

Next step is firing DeJoy....

 

[CaughtInThe]

 

[poweRob]

$50 Billion in savings over the next decade. DedipshitJoy will take credit for this congressional action. You watch.

 

[SkyFox76]

Great news.

 

[lemmiwinx]

How do Bills get from Congress to the President's desk for signing? Any chance of it getting lost in the mail? If you get my meaning.

 

[CaughtInThe]

 

[Chillfolks]

If they really wanted to do something for the American people they would cut down the amount of junk mail we receive.

 

[CaughtInThe]

If they really wanted to do something for the American people they would cut down the amount of junk mail we receive.

👆 Capitalist

 

[HIP56948]

DeJoy can change his name to Delete.

 

[Rexedgar]

The PO bill costs taxpayers $ 107 billion dollars. Wonder what 1st class postage will be in a few years?

Congress Just Voted to Overhaul the Post Office. Here's What That Means for Your Mail

Mail service is slower now than in the 1970s. Congress' $107 billion bailout probably won't change that.

www.cnet.com

 

[SkyFox76]

The PO bill costs taxpayers $ 107 billion dollars. Wonder what 1st class postage will be in a few years?

Congress Just Voted to Overhaul the Post Office. Here's What That Means for Your Mail

Mail service is slower now than in the 1970s. Congress' $107 billion bailout probably won't change that.

www.cnet.com

Meh, even at double what it is now, it'd still be a pretty damn good deal.

 

[TU Curmudgeon]

Senate passes sweeping bipartisan bill overhauling the US Postal Service | CNN Politics

The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service's finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations.

www.cnn.com

"The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service's finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations.

The final vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan 79-19. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature."


Great news.

It's nice to see that the US Legislative Branch can govern something.

BTW, did the bill make provision to eliminate the time wasting entailed in having the Senate approve the name of each and every post office in the country?

 

[trouble13]

Senate passes sweeping bipartisan bill overhauling the US Postal Service | CNN Politics

The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service's finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations.

www.cnn.com

"The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service's finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations.

The final vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan 79-19. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature."


Great news.

Why is this great news?

The big change it seems to be making is that it is transferring the burden of health insurance costs from the agency to the tax payers.

The elephant in the room is that the entire dept is antiquated and really needs to be reformed from the ground up.

 

[trouble13]

The PO bill costs taxpayers $ 107 billion dollars. Wonder what 1st class postage will be in a few years?

Congress Just Voted to Overhaul the Post Office. Here's What That Means for Your Mail

Mail service is slower now than in the 1970s. Congress' $107 billion bailout probably won't change that.

www.cnet.com

Thanks for that article it covers the situation pretty well.

 

[Metric Mouse]

Finally, Congress supporting the USPS instead of shitting on it. Good news.

 

[The Mark]

How do Bills get from Congress to the President's desk for signing? Any chance of it getting lost in the mail? If you get my meaning.

Probably have a government-paid courier.

OR a volunteer staffer from one of the elected officials?

 

[Lovebug]

It seems some compromises were made, as it should be. A great 1st step with more to follow?
I am a bit puzzled by "The legislation would also require the USPS to create an online dashboard with local and national delivery time data." This is in addition to 'informed delivery', right?

 

[Parrish]

If they really wanted to do something for the American people they would cut down the amount of junk mail we receive.

Junk mail delivery keeps our mail carriers on the payroll.

 

[Noodlegawd]

Senate passes sweeping bipartisan bill overhauling the US Postal Service | CNN Politics

The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service's finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations.

www.cnn.com

"The Senate on Tuesday passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to overhaul the US Postal Service's finances and allow the agency to modernize its operations.

The final vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan 79-19. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature."


Great news.

Yay, I'm so thankful to the Senate for preserving my right to get massive piles of useless junk mail on Saturday, just like every other day of the week.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Yay, I'm so thankful to the Senate for preserving my right to get massive piles of useless junk mail on Saturday, just like every other day of the week.

you're not a business owner are you?

 

[Noodlegawd]

you're not a business owner are you?

No. What mail do "business owners" get that's so urgent that they can't wait until Monday for it?

 

[CaughtInThe]

No. What mail do "business owners" get that's so urgent that they can't wait until Monday for it?

wow