Coronavirus Special Report: Why the GOP is offering money to help the ailing Postal Service

Posted August 18, 2020 at 5:55pm

In this episode of Coronavirus Special Report we delve into the U.S. Postal Service.

We discuss why the GOP is now proposing funds to bolster the Postal Service and why the postmaster general did an about-face on his intent to make drastic cuts before the presidential election in November.

Show Notes:

Postal Service postponing changes until after election
Scaled-back GOP aid package would write off $10 billion postal loan
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