Postal Service Bill Faces Roadblocks

It’s looking increasingly unlikely that the House and Senate will agree on a plan to save the Postal Service by May 15, when a moratorium on closing postal processing plants expires. Rep. Darrell Issa of California, who has authored a House plan to save the Postal Service, called the Senate bill “wholly unacceptable.”

Aides say Republican leaders don’t feel pressured to take up the House bill right away, because they’re not worried about postal closures. In fact, the House legislation paves the way for more closures, as well as the end of Saturday service.

The House bill also breaks union contracts,