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 Could Run Out of Funds in 1 Year Without Congressional Action: Postmaster General
U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General David Steiner said on March 4 that the service could run out of cash reserves within a year unless Congress removes a decades-old cap and allows the agency to borrow more money. If it doesn’t, the service risks not being able to pay employees and vendors as early as February 2027, Steiner told The Associated Press. “How long are employees going to work and vendors going to show up if we’re not paying them?”…
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.
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