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"The US Postal Service announced yesterday they will not discontinue Saturday mail deliveries, as was previously planned, after Congress reviewed the proposal and decided to require them to continue to distribute mail six days per week. The Postal Service&amp;#039;s Board of Governors released a statement saying, &amp;quot;The board believes that Congress has left it with no choice but to delay this implementation at this time.&amp;quot; The change in mail schedule was originally reported in February when the Postal Service said Saturday deliveries would come to a halt in August, in hopes of saving upwards of $2 billion per year. Several congressmen condemned the proposal because they weren&amp;#039;t consulted about the change. Gerald E. Connolly, a democratic representative from Virginia said, &amp;quot;The USPS finally admitted it has no legal justification to circumvent existing law and unilaterally implement a change in delivery service.&amp;quot; Supporters of USPS&amp;#039;s original decision, including several unions, were outraged at Congress&amp;#039;s new ruling. In 2006, a law was passed requiring the USPS to make monetary contributions to health funds for retirees. This costs the federal organization billions per year. Sally Davidow, a spokesperson for the American Postal Workers Union, said, &amp;quot;Congressional inaction is driving the Postal Service to the edge of bankruptcy\u2026[it] can&amp;#039;t cut its way out of the crisis.&amp;quot; Those in Congress who supported the cut in service accused fellow representatives of bending to special interest groups. It&amp;#039;s doubtful this will be the last we hear of the ongoing delivery debacle. Do you think mail should be delivered on Saturdays? Comment below. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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