USPS Seeks Up to 95-Cent First-Class Stamp to Shore Up Finances
TL;DR
Facing a $9 billion loss in 2025 and a looming cash crunch, the USPS proposed raising the first-class stamp price from 78 cents to as much as 95 cents, arguing higher prices on mail and packages could largely erase its controllable losses; Postmaster General David Steiner told a House committee that without broader reforms—plus a higher borrowing limit and pension flexibility—the agency could run out of cash within a year.
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- U.S.P.S. Postmaster Says Service Will Be ‘Out of Cash’ in Under a Year The New York Times
- USPS cutting delivery days ‘on the table,’ as agency runs out of cash, postmaster general tells lawmakers Federal News Network
- Nearly $1 stamps? Lawmakers contemplate how to avert USPS financial crisis Government Executive
- The Postal Service may be out of cash in 2027 without Congress' help, postmaster says NPR
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