NBC reports that the Post Office board is planning to combat the Trump administration’s attempted acquisition, citing two sources that know the board’s plans. Confirmed this week, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussed plans to put Trump and the Post Office under the Commerce Department in December, one source said.
The Washington Post reported yesterday that the president plans to dismantle USPS leadership and fold it into his administration.
“It encourages us to immediately abandon plans that either privatize postal services or undermine postal services’ independence,” D-Va. written by Democrats led by Gerald Connolly, a ranking member of the Supervisory Committee.
“Efforts to privatize postal services or move them to the administrative department require express permission from the Congress that is not provided by the Congress,” they add, pointing to Article 1, Article 8 of the Constitution. , establishes a post office that points to the constitution that empowers Parliament.
Democrats also warned that efforts to hamper the independence of postal services could hamper their ability to deliver mail and generate revenue.
“Reported plans for postal services are timely and affordable for life-saving drugs, mail-order voting, important financial documents and letters from loved ones, especially in rural and unemployed areas of the private sector. It will put delivery at risk. It will refuse to serve,” the Democrats wrote.
