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rusty fender

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1. It was a law

Reply to dogknob (Original post)

Sun Feb 7, 2021, 04:07 AM

Feb 2021

meant only to sabotage the Post Office so that it could be privatized. I still don’t understand why it was not reversed during the Obama years when we had both houses

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New Bill Scraps Mandate Forcing USPS to Prefund Pensions Decades in Advance [View all] dogknob Feb 2021 OP

It was a law rusty fender Feb 2021 #1

Doozy, ain't it? n/t dogknob Feb 2021 #2

Indeed rusty fender Feb 2021 #3

I looked into that. LisaM Feb 2021 #7

It had some heavy hitters within the Democratic Party behind it rpannier Feb 2021 #8

Because the R's were filibustering everything. We still don't know pnwmom Feb 2021 #9

Obama only had 72 days of a filibuster proof Senate majority. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #13

This must pass and become law TeamPooka Feb 2021 #4

The United States Postal Service is essential to the United States. byronius Feb 2021 #5

+1 Agreed. c-rational Feb 2021 #6

Certainly reasoned people, but sobriety wasn't a strong point back then. GoneOffShore Feb 2021 #14

Point. byronius Feb 2021 #17

Common sense bill! BlueMTexpat Feb 2021 #10

K&R! SheltieLover Feb 2021 #11

They need to also get rid of DeJoy DeeDeeNY Feb 2021 #12

This needs to just get done BlueNProud Feb 2021 #15

About fucking time. nt GoCubsGo Feb 2021 #16

K&R...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #18

Union busting. They tried to kill schools, usps, and hospitals lindysalsagal Feb 2021 #19

And the hypocritical part edhopper Feb 2021 #20

God gawd, signed by Dubya 15 years ago... this wrong needs to be made right. (n/t) SMC22307 Feb 2021 #21