A long-awaited reform bill that would save the Postal Service a total of $107 billion is coming close to a final vote on the Senate floor, after a few procedural hurdles.
Last week, 74 senators voted to proceed and begin debate on the Postal Service Reform Act. After a drawn-out week of debate, the Senate has scheduled a cloture vote on the USPS bill Monday afternoon.
The bill’s advocates at first expected a straightforward vote in the Senate, after the House passed the bill last month. The legislation has more than 100 co-sponsors in the House, and at least 14 Democratic and 14 Republican co-sponsors in the Senate.
Two Republican senators, however, are openly opposed to the legislation and have sought to delay the bill over concerns it will hurt the long-term solvency of Medicare.