Transfer of Military Pensions to Treasury Dept could prompt veto of bill

[The Straight Story]

Postal Service lobbies against reform bill

By Alyson Klein, CongressDaily
With the Senate poised to vote this week on a long-stalled postal overhaul measure, Postal Service management has suggested scrapping the legislation.

Taking up the bill under unanimous consent became possible Wednesday after Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Collins, the bill's sponsor, reached an agreement with Sen. Christopher (Kit) Bond, R-Mo., who placed a hold on the measure last year. But the Postal Service, which had supported the bill, sent a letter to every senator Monday opposing it.

"The letter was a bit troubling and, frankly, a little confusing," said a spokesman for Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del., also a sponsor of the bill. "We've worked closely with the Postal Service over the past year and even the past few days."

In the letter, the Postal Service noted that the White House opposes a provision transferring to the Treasury Department the cost of employees' military pensions. The agency said that language could prompt a presidential veto.

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