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Brown Co resolution supports Postal operations

By Brian Hagen

04/29/2020

Brown County Courthouse

(KNZA)--The Brown County Commission has approved a resolution showing support to the operations of the United States Postal Service.

Approval of the resolution came Monday.

The document states that the resolution is intended to urge “Congress to take all appropriate measures to provide financial assistance” to the Postal Service “during the current economic crises brought about by COVID-19.” The resolution states that it’s also intended to ensure that the Postal Service “remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.”

On Friday, President Donald Trump said he won’t approve a $10 billion loan for the U.S. Postal Service unless the agency raises charges for Amazon and other big shippers to four to five times current rates.

The Associated Press reports Trump, on Friday, addressed reports his administration plans to force major changes in postal operations as the price for approving a $10 billion loan that was included in the government’s $2 trillion economic rescue package.

Under the rescue package legislation, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin must approve the loan before the Postal Service can receive the money.

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