McConnell Warns the Senate May Not Pass a Stand-Alone Bill for Postal Service
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is not completely confident the Senate will agree to pass a stand-alone bill for the United States Postal Service (USPS). McConnell spoke about the possibility of a bailout…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is not completely confident the Senate will agree to pass a stand-alone bill for the United States Postal Service (USPS).
McConnell spoke about the possibility of a bailout being passed to aid the USPS on Tuesday. He admitted he does not see a bill coming to fruition.
“I don’t think we’ll pass, in the Senate, a Postal-only bill,” McConnell told the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Although McConnell expresses doubt about the Senate’s stance on a stand-alone bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has called House Democrats back to Washington, D.C., to propose and pass Postal Service legislation on Saturday.
In the Democrats’ proposed bill, Pelosi is expected to include the $25 billion, which was reportedly previously requested by the USPS Board of Governors.
Despite President Donald Trump’s
