The U.S. postmaster general is pushing back against a bipartisan bill that would tie bonuses for him and his deputy to improved mail service, according to a letter obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: The lobbying comes as the legislation is expected to clear the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday morning with bipartisan support, sources familiar with the matter tell Axios.
What he’s saying: “I was fortunate enough to be quite successful in my career in the private sector, so any compensation action you take against me will have little effect,” Postmaster General David Steiner argued in a letter sent to HSGAC members on July 31.
- “But it will affect your ability to attract qualified people in the future,” he continued.
- Steiner argued the bill “would have the near inevitable impact of increasing costs because almost any action to improve service comes with added cost.”
He also called the bill “completely unnecessary,” arguing that the USPS’s performance has already improved and will continue to improve.
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