House approves bill easing budget strains on Postal Service
Without congressional action, agency officials say it will run out of cash in two years.
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Without congressional action, agency officials say it will run out of cash in two years.
The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap government funding bill to stave off a shutdown and approved a bill to fix the debt-ridden U.S. Post Office so it can deliver mail six days a week.
The new bill from congress would lift budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress would lift onerous budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt and would require it to continue delivering mail six days per week under bipartisan legislation the House approved Tuesday.
The new bill from congress would lift budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt.