{"id":11049,"date":"2022-03-18T22:51:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T08:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=11049"},"modified":"2022-03-23T05:42:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:42:58","slug":"senate-passes-legislation-to-reform-us-postal-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2022\/03\/18\/senate-passes-legislation-to-reform-us-postal-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Passes Legislation To Reform US Postal Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"11039\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/usps-hawaii\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=760%2C515\" data-orig-size=\"760,515\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"USPS Hawaii\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=300%2C203\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=640%2C434\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=581%2C394\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11039\" width=\"581\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?w=760 760w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=300%2C203 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, the US Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan legislation that will reform the US Postal Service (USPS).<br><br>Senator Brian Schatz included a provision in the legislation that will provide USPS with financial relief that will ensure that mail services can continue uninterrupted.<br><br>According to its press release, the provision will remove the defaulted pre-funding payment from USPS\u2019s financials.<br><br>\u201cIt would not alter the USPS\u2019s future retiree health liabilities payments from the Retiree Health Benefit Fund (RHBF). USPS may continue to pay its contributions for retiree health benefit premiums from the RHBF until it is depleted,\u201d the press release stated.<br><br>Moreover, the Postal Service Reform Act will provide Medicare Integration for USPS retirees.<br><br>Under the new legislation, the mail service will also provide a permanent six-day delivery service, enhanced service standards, and transparency to protect and improve USPS moving forward.<br><br>\u201cEveryone relies on mail service. It\u2019s how we connect with each other, vote, pay our bills, and get medication or other things we need in life\u2026 so it needs to work,\u201d said Sen. Schatz.<br><br>\u201cThis is an easy fix that will dramatically improve USPS\u2019s finances and ensure mail delivery can continue uninterrupted.\u201d<br><br>The legislated is now heading to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the US Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan legislation that will reform the US&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=760%2C515",760,515,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=300%2C203",300,203,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=640%2C434",640,434,true],"large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=640%2C434",640,434,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=760%2C515",760,515,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=760%2C515",760,515,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=760%2C515",760,515,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=760%2C515",760,515,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=600%2C515",600,515,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=600%2C515",600,515,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=760%2C515",760,515,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=760%2C500",760,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=760%2C515",760,515,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=540%2C285",540,285,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?resize=375%2C250",375,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - Filipino<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a>","tag_info":"News","comment_count":"0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/USPS-Hawaii.jpeg?fit=760%2C515","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11049"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11049"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11123,"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11049\/revisions\/11123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}