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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told lawmakers on Thursday that there are still “extreme delays” in some mail deliveries and that a 10-year strategic plan will revise existing service standards.
FILE PHOTO: United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy attends a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Legislative Proposals to Put the US Postal Service on Sustainable Financial Footing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., February 24, 2021. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS
DeJoy also informed lawmakers in a letter seen by Reuters that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) needs about $8 billion to electrify its forthcoming delivery vehicles fleet to the “maximum extent” feasible.
President Joe Biden plans to sign the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief legislation on Thursday, the White House said, a day earlier than originally planned.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to advance President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, clearing the way for the measure to be considered on Wednesday, when it is expected to pass.
The House voted 219-210 along party lines to advance the measure to a final debate and vote. No Republicans voted yes, and just one Democrat voted no. The bill’s expected approval on Wednesday will enable the Democratic president to sign the legislation into law later this week.
Passage of the massive package, one of the biggest U.S. anti-poverty measures since the 1960s, would give Biden and the Democrats who control Congress a major legislative victory less than two months into his presidency.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers led by Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative David Cicilline will introduce legislation on Wednesday aimed at making it easier for news organizations to negotiate collectively with platforms like Google and Facebook.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday narrowly approved legislation to expand protections for labor union organizing and collective bargaining, at a time when workers at an Amazon.com facility in Alabama are deciding whether to join a union.