The situation facing the U.S. Postal Service is a “five-alarm fire,” the Postal Regulatory Commission told a congressional panel Thursday, meaning redefined expectations more than money could fix the problem.
The Postal Service was designed to be self-funded, but has not reported annual profits for roughly the past decade, Commissioner Ann Fisher told the House Government Operations Subcommittee.
Postal oversight body says USPS delivery expectations must be amended to keep it afloat
The situation facing the U.S. Postal Service is a “five-alarm fire,” the Postal Regulatory Commission told a congressional panel Thursday, meaning redefined expectations more than money could fix the problem.

Hearing with the Commissioners of the Postal Regulatory Commission - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

For Today’s USPS Congressional Hearing, Keep US Posted Urges Lawmakers to Strengthen Regulatory Oversight
House Oversight Subcommittee Should Strengthen the PRC with Enhanced Mandate & Abilities to Correct USPS Mistakes (June 4, 2026) — Washington, DC — Keep US Posted, a nonprofit advocacy group of consumers, nonprofits, newspapers, greeting card publishers, magazines, catalogs and small businesses, submitted a statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, which is holding another hearing today amid concerns that USPS could reach insolvency by early ne
Postal Regulatory Commission Members Testify on State of U.S. Postal Service
Commissioners from the Postal Regulatory Commission testify on the current state of the U.S. Postal Service before a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee.
Testimony of The Honorable Ann C. Fisher, Commissioner
Postal Regulatory Commission
Before the
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Government Operations
June 4, 2026
Before the
U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Subcommittee on Government Operations
June 4, 2026

USPS financial crisis won’t be solved until Congress defines its service mission, regulator testifies
At a hearing Thursday, lawmakers also expressed doubt about a proposal from U.S. Postal Service leaders to raise the agency’s statutory debt limit.
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