Did you see this email from Charles,
John?

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the United States Postal Service hard,
and it is in danger of running out of money. But even though Congress
approved an emergency loan for the USPS, Donald Trump is refusing to help.

Now Trump’s Treasury Department is using the crisis to try to take control
of the Post Office’s operations. This would destroy the USPS as we know
it.

[ [link removed] ]Congress must act immediately to prevent Trump’s Treasury Department
from taking control of the Postal Service. Add your name to our petition
if you agree >>

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------ Original Message from Charles Chamberlain, Ap‌ril 2‌4, 20‌20 ------

The United States Postal Service is in danger,
John.

It’s been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic -- and Donald Trump has so
far refused to help even though Congress passed 10 BILLION dollars in aid
directly for the USPS.

Now Trump’s Treasury Department is using the crisis to try to take control
of the Post Office’s operations.

According to a new report from the Washington Post, if this plan goes
through: “a slew of Postal Service management decisions, including the
terms of major contracts and collective bargaining strategy, could require
Treasury’s approval.” That would destroy the Postal Service as we know it.

The United States Postal Service is an integral and indispensable part of
American life. We’re dependent on the US Postal Service for essential
medicine, supplies, and the ability to safely conduct our elections by
mail.

[ [link removed] ]Trump’s plan would destroy the USPS as we know it. Congress must act
quickly to prevent its hostile takeover by Trump’s Treasury Department.
Add your name to our petition if you agree >>

[ [link removed] ]ADD YOUR NAME

While Trumps wants no strings attached loans for his favorite industries,
like airlines, fossil fuels, and his friends on Wall Street, he’s ordered
his administration to delay and demand when it comes to the U.S. Post
Office.

Here’s the thing, the Post Office provides an essential service used by
millions of Americans to receive the medicine, supplies, and in many
states election ballots. Not only that, but the USPS can deliver mail
cheaply because of its universal delivery infrastructure. That’s why it
can charge so much less than UPS or Fed Ex keeping affordable access for
the poor while still delivering to rural communities the for-profit
competitors won’t.

But Trump says the USPS’s funding problem is the business model. That they
just need to charge higher prices and it won't go under. That's false.

The reality is the Postal Service's budget issues are due to a requirement
Congress and the Bush Administration imposed on the USPS to fund their
retirees’ health care 75 years in advance. That’s just ridiculous.

Congress can fix this problem by taking implementation of USPS emergency
funding from the Treasury or passing explicit requirements that tie the
Trump administration’s hands and force them to comply -- ironically, much
like what Trump is trying to do to the USPS.

The bottom line is we can’t let Trump’s Treasury Department extortion
tactics work on one of the most important and needed essential services
the government provides.

[ [link removed] ]Join us in demanding Congress stop Trump’s hostile takeover and save
the United States Postal Service. Sign our petition now >>

[ [link removed] ]ADD YOUR NAME

Thanks for raising your voice to save the US Postal Service. A hostile
takeover by Trump would destroy the Postal Service, but we can stop them
if we all work together.

Stay safe, stay healthy, and keep fighting to win.

— Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Chair
Democracy for America




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