Postal bill

• A Senate bill aimed at saving the U.S.
(AP - msnbc.com)
• The U.S. Senate has voted to pass widespread legislation reforming the United States Postal Service. The bill now moves to the House of Representatives.
(msnbc.com)
• Congress moved one step closer Wednesday to overhauling the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service by approving sweeping reforms to rebalance the mail agency's finances and help cut the size of its delivery network.
(Washington Post)
• The Senate approved a bipartisan bill Wednesday aiming to restructure the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service. The final bill, passed by the Senate in a 62-37 vote, refunds to USPS overpayments it made to the federal retirement system.
(FederalNewsRadio.com)
• Former U.S. Sen. George V. Voinovich, an Ohio Republican, tonight will conduct a town hall teleconference to discuss solutions to the nations dysfunctional budget process.
(Columbus Dispatch)
• The bill passed on a 62-37 vote. Under the measure, the postal service would get an $11 billion refund of overpayments made to a federal fund to pay down debt and finance buyouts to 100,000 postal employees.
(YAHOO!)
• Early this week, the Senate will be debating and voting on a bill on postal reform. The bill, S.
(Journal Times)
• The Senate passed a similar provision on government conferences on Tuesday and made it part of the postal bill. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has introduced a DATA bill in the Senate.
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• HAMPDEN, Maine — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' bipartisan postal reform bill is expected to go to a vote Wednesday, but time is short with the announced consolidation of the Hampden postal plant just three weeks away.
(Bangor Daily News)