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Source: The Hill
President Trump on Thursday commissioned a task force to look at the viability and operations of the United States Postal Service (USPS) on the heels of his tweets accusing Amazon of hurting the organization.
The White House announced that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin will chair the panel. Its members will assess how the post office is affected by the package delivery market and declining use of mail, and examine its business model and role in the national economy.
The USPS is on an unstable financial path and must be restructured to prevent a taxpayer-funded bailout, the White House said in an executive order.
In addition, Attorney General Jeff Sessions office will advise the task force on issue of commercial monopolies in the delivery sector.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/382961-trump-announces-task-force-to-evaluate-operations-of-postal-service