LEGISLATIVE ISSUES — CAN A LAME DUCK FLY?

Clearly, a reform bill is the preferred avenue for change. The next rate increase in May of 2007 sees across-the-board increases in the 9 percent to 10 percent range. The USPS would presumably file in 2007 for another increase for the following year. These increases fly in the face of what is viewed as one of the most critical aspects of the reform bill, which is to tie future rate cases to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).