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634-5789

(4,175 posts)
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 06:50 AM Feb 2021

Democrats And Republicans Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Save USPS

According to a press release from Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-OR), “Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Tom Reed (NY-23), Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Colin Allred (TX-32) and Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) today announced reintroduction of the USPS Fairness Act, bipartisan legislation to provide the United States Postal Service (USPS) much-needed financial relief by ending the agency’s burdensome prefunding mandate on future retiree health benefits.”

The purpose of the legislation, which passed the House last year with more than 300 votes is to end the mandate that the Postal Service must prefund retiree health benefits decades in advance. The insidious mandate was put in place in a 2006 law to bankrupt the Postal Service, and fulfill one of the Republican Party’s biggest privatization fantasies.


https://www.politicususa.com/2021/02/02/bill-save-usps.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bill-save-usps

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Democrats And Republicans Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Save USPS (Original Post) 634-5789 Feb 2021 OP
Great news! True Blue American Feb 2021 #1
Just heard on MSNBC! True Blue American Feb 2021 #2
And it WILL get to the Senate floor for a vote. Let's see any Republican Senator vote it down. OnDoutside Feb 2021 #3
Awesome soothsayer Feb 2021 #4
Yes! liberalla Feb 2021 #5
No mail delivery for two days Klaralven Feb 2021 #6
No mail for me yesterday Walleye Feb 2021 #12
Republicans have been working to kneecap the USPS for years Grokenstein Feb 2021 #17
DeJoy should be arrested and his assets confiscated to pay for his vandalism. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #24
the bill to cripple the USPS was bipartisan to begin with. backroadblast Feb 2021 #7
Banking Services black-bear Feb 2021 #8
What is the business case for the Post Office? Klaralven Feb 2021 #13
Does Everything Have to be about Profit? NonPC Feb 2021 #14
Not if Congress hasn't allowed it. 3Hotdogs Feb 2021 #15
What is being done about DeJoy? DippyDem Feb 2021 #9
Yay! Bi-Partisan! msfiddlestix Feb 2021 #10
Good DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #11
K&R! SheltieLover Feb 2021 #16
I usually put a xmas card in the mailbox...country carriers. Maxheader Feb 2021 #18
The US postal service is the ONLY Fed agency originally established in the US constitution. vlyons Feb 2021 #19
Dayum some stuff is getting done! Stuff that HELPS people AllyCat Feb 2021 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author AllyCat Feb 2021 #21
I just called my Representative and asked he vote for it, or better yet, become PatrickforO Feb 2021 #22
Is there a provision in there, to take repair funds out of DeJoy's bank account? lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #23
OK, mission accomplished. I have called my members of Congress - PatrickforO Feb 2021 #25
Great news! nt Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #26
Fantastic! nt crickets Feb 2021 #27

True Blue American

(17,972 posts)
2. Just heard on MSNBC!
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 07:01 AM
Feb 2021

Unions strengthen during pandemic! Yesterday it was Economy coming back much stronger than expected!

 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
6. No mail delivery for two days
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 08:15 AM
Feb 2021

"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" doesn't appear to be true.

Walleye

(30,697 posts)
12. No mail for me yesterday
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 08:51 AM
Feb 2021

I live near a major post office hub and we only got 6 inches of snow. Sucks

Grokenstein

(5,707 posts)
17. Republicans have been working to kneecap the USPS for years
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 09:24 AM
Feb 2021

but the damage DeJoy did in so short a time was genuinely crippling and will not be undone overnight--especially since DeJoy remains in his position.

Don't blame the mailman.

 

backroadblast

(76 posts)
7. the bill to cripple the USPS was bipartisan to begin with.
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 08:18 AM
Feb 2021

i thought for a long time this was just the right wing's doing, but both sides were in on the sabotage.
hopefully this lawless outrage will be undone, in the same fashion as it's birth. when that happens, it will be a good day in the US.

 

black-bear

(20 posts)
8. Banking Services
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 08:24 AM
Feb 2021

What about banking services for low-income citizens to banks don't want. That surely will help.

 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
13. What is the business case for the Post Office?
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 08:54 AM
Feb 2021

If the banks could make money serving that demographic, they would.

NonPC

(269 posts)
14. Does Everything Have to be about Profit?
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 09:11 AM
Feb 2021

I agree with your comment, but introducing this thought is how the Post Office got derailed.

Does the Defense Department make money? Does Social Security? Medicare?

The Post Office is critical to our democracy.

And yes, the poor people of this country would be well served by this banking -- unless you support payday loan sharks.

Gheeez.

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
11. Good
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 08:37 AM
Feb 2021

This 75 year pension pre-funding is a ridiculous requirement that, literally, no other private business, publically traded company or government agency has.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
19. The US postal service is the ONLY Fed agency originally established in the US constitution.
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 09:37 AM
Feb 2021

Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, known as the Postal Clause or the Postal Power, empowers Congress "To establish Post Offices and Post Roads." Our first Postmaster General was Benjamin Franklin, and the PMG was a cabinet post.

Response to 634-5789 (Original post)

PatrickforO

(14,514 posts)
22. I just called my Representative and asked he vote for it, or better yet, become
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 10:42 AM
Feb 2021

a co-sponsor. Now, to the Senate (both of my Senators are Ds, so they probably already DO support it).

PatrickforO

(14,514 posts)
25. OK, mission accomplished. I have called my members of Congress -
Wed Feb 3, 2021, 10:50 AM
Feb 2021

my two Senators, and my Representative about this bill, and asked they all support it when it comes up for vote!

This is SO GOOD!!!

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