Mailers Wage War Against USPS

"Allowing the Postal Service to raise prices above the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in this case would nullify the single most important safeguard for mailers and the public in the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA)," AMA argues in its motion. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), an author of the 2006 law, has already said the proposed increases do not qualify for an exception under the standards established by Congress.