THE POST OFFICE WANTS TO DELIVER MAIL ONLY FIVE DAYS A WEEK TO CUT COSTS. SHOULD CONGRESS ALLOW IT?

The U.S. Postal Service asked Congress to change regulations requiring it to deliver mail six days a week. The Postal Service cited increased costs and declining usage of the postal system that resulted in declining revenue and the need to drastically cut costs. The post office said that in heavy mail times, such as the holidays, it would deliver six days. It also suggested that perhaps the urban areas would retain six-days-a-week delivery, while the more expensive rural routes be subject to the five-days-a-week delivery.