Delivering For AMERICA???

 Over the weekend, the House held a special session and passed a bill no the Post Office which Nancy Pelosi entitled the "Delivering For America Act."  What a travesty.

The bill gives funds to the Post Office and also limits possible changes to make the system more efficient.  For example, even though the volume of mail being processed each day has declined by about 50% in the last 15 years, the bill bars the Post Office from reducing its sorting facilities to put them in line with the reduced volume.  That reduction in sorting facilities will save hundreds of millions of dollars each year for the USPS and it will not slow mail delivery one bit according to the USPS itself. 

Pelosi and her party know that this bill will never become law.  So why would the Democrats hold an emergency session to pass a bill that they all know will NEVER pass the Senate or be signed by president Trump?  Why indeed?  The answer is that this is just a stunt undertaken for political purposes.

Remember, at this very moment, there are tens of millions of Americans suffering from the refusal of the Democrats to agree on any relief measures for those hit hardest by the virus.  Remember, essentially everyone in Congress agrees to the plan to send another $1200 stimulus check to all but the wealthiest Americans.  Essentially everyone in Congress also agrees that it would be a good idea to pay supplemental unemployment benefits to those who are still without jobs.  President Trump set the amount at $400 (which is less than the $600 previously paid.)  There is disagreement about the amount, but the concept is accepted by a huge majority in Congress.  Surely, with a little bit of give on each side, there could be agreement on the amount.  Pelosi and the Dems, however, won't negotiate on any of this.  They insist on a measure that will include a long list of their favorite items like green energy and changes in the voting laws.  All the Dems would have to do is negotiate in good faith and millions of people would quickly be helped.

The Dems were ready to put on a political show with the Post Office bill, but when it comes to actually helping those in need, the Dems are deaf to the cries for help.  They care about politics, not about people.

It's disgusting.