Mary Gay Scanlon: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record an article, ``Quit Interfering and Save the…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record an article, ``Quit Interfering and Save the Postal Service,'' by the former chair of the Board of Governors of the Postal Service, David Fineman. [Aug. 5, 2020] Quit Interfering and Save the Postal Service (By S. David Fineman) The U.S. Postal Service is in trouble and needs help just like the airlines, large and small corporations, and consumers. There are ways to save it if Congress takes action very soon. Where to start with its problems? The USPS is losing billions because of the pandemic. Its leadership has said running out of money is a question of when, not if. Its board of governors temporarily lost its quorum this year and is now made up only of Trump administration appointees. The president of the United States called the Postal Service a ``joke.'' And now state election officials are warning that reduced mail service could interfere with mail-in ballots in November. I served as a governor of the United States Postal Service from 1995 through 2005. I was nominated by President Bill Clinton, and served as chairman during the administration of President George W. Bush. By law, the USPS should have nine members on its board, five of one party and four of another. During my tenure, there was never any interference by the president in the business of the USPS, like there is currently. What is happening now is unprecedented, and we wonder why.…”