Bush Paves Path for Postal Reform

And the best possible news for mailers came in the Administration's willingness to seek alternative sources to fund the military service portion of postal retirees, as opposed to making rate payers foot the bill.

Cooper, who has been tirelessly banging the reform drum on behalf of printers, mailers, financial services companies and broad-based businesses, indicated that passage of a bill is likely in 2005—though not a slam dunk. A major task is finding an opening on the Senate floor.