2. They are specifically asking Congress for $75 billion to keep USPS afloat. House Democrats have confirmed it would be divided as:

a. $25 billion in direct funding
b. $25 billion in "unrestricted borrowing authority from Treasury
c. $25 billion in grants
3. Yes, the stimulus bill did include $10 billion. Important to acknowledge this, since some articles were saying they got no money (and we don& #39;t want Republicans to accuse us of fake news - something I admittedly focused too hard on), but it& #39;s not enough, and not what& #39;s needed.
5. The House Democrats wanted to cancel the USPS debt to Treasury to pre-fund retirement benefits - the National Association of Letter Carriers (broadly) supported cancellation of the debt in 2018: https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/its-the-prefunding-stupid

And">https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc... House Dems also wanted $15 billion in urgent support.
6. But Trump didn& #39;t support the terms, so that& #39;s why USPS only received $10 billion.

So Senators took a bipartisan action to do what they could in the scope of the CARES Act: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/11/post-office-bailout-trump/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter">https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/...
b. Pelosi indicated a large part of her support is predicated on the need for a vote-by-mail system, particularly in advance of November:

This is *absolutely true*. We need to recognize things will not be back to normal by November. But we also need to be strategic re: wording.
(GOP members shouldn& #39;t be able to argue w/ this, and you can raise hell if they do)

- We need USPS to help deliver essentials, so people can stay home. (See point above)

- Once there is a vaccine, USPS will 100% be needed to deliver to regions with accessibility challenges.
And finally:

- We need USPS to help people to vote in safe, efficient manner.

Realistically, I think this stands a better chance of passing at the state level, because our elections system is a state-by-state system. But it& #39;s still worth mentioning, but call state reps too.
And SCRIPT on #USPS.

Remember, your members are in their home districts at the moment, so call/email/fax district offices (DOs). Also important to know: staff are working from home, so factor in some potential time delays.

Also, tiny font because LOTS of points to hit.
d. Finally - just as a few small things we can all do? I want to encourage all of us to:

1. Thank USPS staff today. Make signs, leave out thank-you notes, let them know we& #39;re going to be advocating with Congress for them. They& #39;re equally risking their lives right now for us.
2. Buy their products. Buy stamps. Buy their booklets. Use them when all of this is over - like how we& #39;re approaching gift cards.

(I& #39;m wary of the idea of adding MORE volume via packages into the system during this time, but we can give them $ right now, to be used later).
3. And if you& #39;re going to buy their stamps/products today? Definitely start here:

https://store.usps.com/store/home 

Let& #39;s">https://store.usps.com/store/hom... make sure the USPS knows we have their backs. Call/email/fax/write (!) your reps now.
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