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sketchy

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Wed Dec 17, 2014, 02:09 PM Dec 2014

How major postal overhaul nearly made its way into the Cromnibus

Last edited Wed Dec 17, 2014, 07:51 PM - Edit history (2)

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., chair of the Senate Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs committee, tried to attach a postal reform bill to
the $1.1 trillion spending package.

updated link to article:
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2014/12/how-major-postal-overhaul-nearly-made-its-way-cromnibus/101310/?a

First three paragraphs from article:

"Lawmakers attempted a last-minute maneuver to include a major overhaul of the U.S. Postal Service in the spending bill that averted a government shutdown, but several Senate Democrats objected and stymied the effort.

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and co-author of a committee-passed bill to restructure the cash-strapped USPS, tried to strong-arm members of his own party into adopting the plan, according to Democratic aides. Many Democrats have longstanding issues with the bill, including workforce concerns, a provision to make emergency rate increases permanent and a measure to roll back gun restrictions in postal areas -- caused Carper’s last-ditch efforts to fall short.

When the effort to tie postal reform to the spending bill failed, Carper attempted to pass it late last week using a procedural move called unanimous consent, which allows legislation to move quickly so long as no senator objects. However, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., scuttled that strategy by refusing to give her consent."

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And there is lots more in the article describing what happened, which is enlightening (and sickening). I'm glad he didn't succeed.

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