Coronavirus could shut down the Postal Service in less than 3 months, lawmakers warn – By Graham Rapier (Business Insider) / March 24 2020
Regular mail service could be shut down as early as June, two U.S. representatives are warning, and the effects could be disastrous.
Critical supplies, like the post office’s billion shipments of prescription drugs last year, could be stuck, mail voting in the upcoming November election could be stymied, and hundreds of thousands of postal employees could be out of work.
“Based on a number of briefings and warnings this week about a critical fall-off in mail across the country, it has become clear that the Postal Service will not survive the summer without immediate help from Congress and the White House,” representatives Carolyn Maloney and Gerry Connolly, said in a statement Monday.
“Every community in America relies on the Postal Service to deliver vital goods and services, including life-saving medications. The Postal Service needs America’s help, and we must answer this call.”
The duo also introduced a bill that would provide $25 billion in emergency funding for the Postal Service, while eliminating the agency’s debt and requiring it to prioritize medical deliveries.
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