{"id":29220,"date":"2020-09-03T16:18:29","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T21:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=29220"},"modified":"2020-09-03T16:18:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T21:18:29","slug":"us-senate-republicans-and-democrats-look-toward-next-step-with-house-postal-service-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2020\/09\/03\/us-senate-republicans-and-democrats-look-toward-next-step-with-house-postal-service-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senate Republicans and Democrats look toward next step with House postal service bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%3D\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) \u2014 The House Postal Service funding bill is ready for action in the Senate. Democrats say passing the bill should be a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe House acted responsibly by not only legislating but appropriating $25 billion and you had a number of Republicans that agreed with them,\u201d Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey said.<\/p>\n<p>Casey says Senate Republicans should schedule a vote on the House bill, which also prohibits any service reductions at the post office through the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Senate Republicans want to make changes to it, that is certainly worthy of debate,\u201d Casey said.<\/p>\n<p>Many Senate Republicans remain critical of the Democrats, saying they are blowing the problems at the post office out of proportion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think some of this is just a political firestorm, quite frankly,\u201d West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said.<\/p>\n<p>Capito says the post office does not need the money right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember, we did put forward a $10 billion loan to the post office, which I don\u2019t believe they\u2019ve actually accessed yet,\u201d Capito said. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxan.com\/news\/washington-dc\/us-senate-republicans-and-democrats-look-toward-next-step-with-house-postal-service-bill\/\">KXAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29221\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Repubs-and-Dems-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Repubs-and-Dems-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Repubs-and-Dems-86x54.jpg 86w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Repubs-and-Dems-120x74.jpg 120w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Repubs-and-Dems-378x237.jpg 378w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Repubs-and-Dems.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) \u2014 The House Postal Service funding bill is ready for action in the Senate. Democrats say passing the bill should be a no-brainer. \u201cThe House acted responsibly by not only legislating but appropriating $25 billion and you had a number of Republicans that agreed with them,\u201d Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey said. 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