Congress no closer to passing bill to secure Postal Service solvency




Federal Drive with Tom Temin show

Summary: The Postal Service is on track to run out of cash by 2024, and has alerted Congress special delivery to the need for a legislative fix. But lawmakers appear no closer this year to advancing a postal reform bill than they have in the past few years. Some wiggle room still exists for USPS and its oversight bodies to maintain solvency. That's according to Paul Steidler, senior fellow at the Lexington Institute. He told Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman why Congress has been slow to act, and outlined what more can be done to put the Postal Service in better financial condition. Hear the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.