$1 billion to restore USPS service standards? Did the CBO get it wrong?

July 20, 2015 Last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provided an estimate for how much it would cost the Postal Service to return to the service standards that were in effect on July 1, 2012. Going back to these standards for delivery times is one of the provisions in a proposed amendment attached to…

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CBO: Additional Info about Estimated Costs of Fattah Amendment to FY 2016 Appropriations Bill

Summary For fiscal year 2016 the amendment would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to comply with the service standards for first class mail and periodicals that were effective on July 1, 2012. CBO estimated that enacting the Fattah amendment would increase off-budget spending by $300 million in fiscal year 2016. In July of…

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Video: Congressman Chaka Fattah Offers Amendment To Restore Postal Service Standards

Published on Jun 17, 2015 Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) offered an amendment during the committee markup of the FY 2016 Financial Service and General Government Appropriations Bill. The amendment, which passed 26-23, will require the Postal Service to maintain and comply with more reliable mail service standards (specifically the service standards as they were on…

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