Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Susan Collins
ended the eighth and final hearing on U.S. Postal Service
reform and stated her intention to introduce bi-partisan
reform legislation by the end of the month.
Her legislation will reflect the 35 recommendations of the
Presidential Commission on Postal Reform in support of basic
features of universal service such as affordable rates,
frequent delivery, and convenient community access to retail
postal services.
The Postal Service is at risk of demise because it relies
on mail volume growth to cover the costs of an expanding
delivery network and is not aligned with 21st century
realities, the General Accounting Office said in an earlier
report.
