Daines, Schatz Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support the U.S. Postal Service
U.S. SENATE— U.S. Senators Steve Daines (Mont.) and Brian Schatz (Hawaii) introduced a bipartisan bill, the “USPS Fairness Act,” to repeal an unfair mandate requiring the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to pre-fund its employees’ retirement health benefits. The USPS is the only federal agency that is subject to this requirement which has caused significant financial strain. “The United States Postal Service is essential to Montanans across our state, especially for our seniors, veterans and rural communities,” Daines said. “My bipartisan bill will help the Postal Service stay in business providing world class delivery of our mail every day while also ensuring its employees maintain their benefits.” “There is no