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TommyT139

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22. And Susan Collins made things much worse

Reply to Akakoji (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 11, 2026, 10:39 AM

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Maine letter carriers say Collins paved the way for Trump’s attack on postal service

Years before the Trump administration began instituting cost-cutting measures that has created a national slowdown in mail delivery, Sen. Susan Collins sponsored legislation that Maine letter carriers now say manufactured a financial “crisis” in the U.S. Postal Service that has been used ever since to justify calls for privatization.

In 2005, Collins introduced the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA). In 2006, it became law and required the post office to pay for retirement healthcare benefits for workers 75 years into the future. No other federal agency or private corporation has been saddled with such a massive pre-funding mandate.

From Aug. 12, 2020 https://mainebeacon.com/maine-letter-carriers-say-collins-paved-the-way-for-trumps-attack-on-postal-service/

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Get This!! The USPS is appealing the ruling against them that orders they cannot [View all] hookaleft Jul 10 OP

Whose side are they on! Blues Heron Jul 10 #1

Sounds like they are going MAGA!! bluestarone Jul 10 #2

They've been MAGA since T1.0, orthoclad Jul 10 #17

When did the post office become an arm of The White House and the Republican Party? House of Roberts Jul 10 #3

And we let it go on withoput fixing it orthoclad Jul 10 #18

Decades ago Akakoji Jul 10 #4

And Susan Collins made things much worse TommyT139 Saturday #22

"Neither warm weather nor bright sunlight nor ordinary decency nor court rulings to protect your constitutional rights struggle4progress Jul 10 #5

Dems failed to remove DeJoy for some reason MadameButterfly Jul 10 #6

No, another Trump henchman. Kingofalldems Jul 10 #7

Just when I was getting used to him JoseBalow Jul 10 #13

He remained in the position for the entirety of Biden's presidency. Crunchy Frog Saturday #24

Among many such failures to purge Nazis orthoclad Jul 10 #19

As I explained here multiple times back then (incuding predicting it before it happened) Celerity Sunday #25

Another case of Dems refusing to play hardball MadameButterfly Sunday #26

Authoritarianism doesn't follow rules BaronChocula Jul 10 #8

We went through this in election 2020 RB77 Jul 10 #9

OOP'S - RB77 Jul 10 #10

Return your ballot in a plain envelope with your stamp? pwb Jul 10 #11

It is not just that... hookaleft Jul 10 #12

That would be a disservice. Postage is paid before pwb Jul 10 #14

Republicans are doing everything they can to steal the next election dlk Jul 10 #15

The post office can't seem to even deliver the damn mail. I'm following tracking for an item I ordered. Vinca Jul 10 #16

The post office has always sent out, received and delivered ballots Akakoji Saturday #20

I'm talking about Trump expecting the post office to check the voter's status before delivering a ballot. Their job is Vinca Saturday #21

The USPS is not required to follow executive orders. Qutzupalotl Saturday #23

Really? Isn't this about they are planning to folllow the executive order? MadameButterfly Sunday #27