{"id":20768,"date":"2018-09-21T18:47:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T18:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/09\/21\/27-senators-sign-off-on-keeping-usps-in-government-control\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:43:55","slug":"27-senators-sign-off-on-keeping-usps-in-government-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2018\/09\/21\/27-senators-sign-off-on-keeping-usps-in-government-control\/","title":{"rendered":"27 senators sign off on keeping USPS in government control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At least 27 senators from both parties think that Congress should act to ensure that the U.S. Postal Service remains under federal control rather than being privatized, according to a resolution introduced in the Senate Sept. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trump administration\u2019s government reorganization plan<\/a>, introduced June 21, proposed restructuring USPS to prepare it for transition to a privately held corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan saw almost immediate backlash from members of Congress and federal employee unions<\/a>, calling the plan \u201cdisastrous\u201d for both federal employees and the growing e-commerce economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resolution acknowledged such potential pitfalls, noting that the privatization would result in higher prices and reduced services while crippling a major part of the critical infrastructure of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is the sense of the Senate that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the federal government and is not subject to privatization in whole or in part,\u201d the resolution said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t