US House of Representatives votes to block postal reforms, will provide US$25 billion bailout

The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted on Saturday to provide the cash-strapped Postal Service with US$25 billion and block policy changes that have stirred concerns about mail-in balloting ahead of the November 3 election.The 257-150 vote sent the legislation dubbed the “Delivering for America Act” on to the Republican-controlled Senate, which is not expected to take it up. The White House strongly opposes the legislation and has said it would recommend that President Donald…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3098467/us-house-representatives-votes-block-postal-reforms