'The Mail Will Start Being on Time Again': Chuck Schumer Announces Senate Vote on $50 Billion U.S. Postal Service Funding

Federal legislation dedicating tens of billions in funding over the next ten years to the chronically cash-strapped US Postal Service will get a Senate vote Monday, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday.

The Senate vote Monday evening will come after on Tuesday the House by a wide margin approved the equivalent measure to provide USPS with about $50 billion in financial relief over a decade and mandate that future retirees enroll in a federal government health insurance.

“There is good news for anyone who needs the mail and likes the mail,” Schumer (D-NY) said during a press conference in Manhattan.