US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says
USPS faces $9.5 billion net losses in 2024 and warns it must lift the $15 billion borrowing cap or risk failing to pay employees by February 2027.
- The U.S. Postal Service is expected to run out of cash within a year if it does not receive assistance from Congress.
- The Postal Service has reported net losses of about $120 billion since 2007 as first-class mail volume has declined significantly.
- The Postmaster General has called for reforms to help address the financial situation, including increased pricing flexibility and changes to retirement obligations.
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Without help, US Postal Service expects to run out of money in a year
The U.S. Postal Service will run out of cash within a year unless Congress lifts a decades-old cap and allows the agency to borrow more money, the new postmaster general warned in an interview.
USPS expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says
Postmaster General David Steiner said running out of cash will mean the Postal Service will not be able to pay its workers or vendors, with potentially dire consequences for mail delivery.
Postal Service Running Out Of Money. Bug Or Feature?
The U.S. Postal Service runs out of cash within a year unless Congress lifts a decades-old cap and allows the agency to borrow more money, the new postmaster general said. If it not, the Postal Service might not be able to pay its employees or vendors by February 2027, with potentially dire consequences for mail delivery, Postmaster General David Steiner told The Associated Press. “How long are employees going to work and vendors going to show u…
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