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In reply to the discussion: Did Bernie Sanders block President Obama's appoints to the USPS Board? [View all]Scrivener7
(50,949 posts)28. One would think this would be obvious. Apparently not to everyone, though.
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Did Bernie Sanders block President Obama's appoints to the USPS Board? [View all]
JohnSJ
Aug 2022
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I looked it up myself. And all I will say is Sen. Sander made a miscalculation.
Demsrule86
Aug 2022
#8
The postal nominees Bernie blocked wanted to privatize the Postal Service, end 6-day mail,
Celerity
Aug 2022
#34
Three of ours, two of theirs. On a Board that has to have 5 from one party and 4 from the other.
Scrivener7
Aug 2022
#32
now usps is run by a guy who wanted to gut the Postal Service, privatize it & slash jobs, pensions
msongs
Aug 2022
#3
Maybe don't appoint people who want to privatize the Post Office and gut unions?
Hassin Bin Sober
Aug 2022
#12
You do understand, don't you, that the law required Obama to appoint two republiQans in order
Scrivener7
Aug 2022
#35