Postal Reform -- Congress Must Deliver

"The other half of the legislation is the reform part, and it's probably fair to say that absent the pressure with the escrow payments, the reform part would be very tough to get. But that's the way things happen. We have them traveling together."

It is easy to lose sight of the reform aspect in the big picture, but that's where Cooper's coalition comes into play. The Senate bill, at press time, contained more elements favorable to the printing/mailing industry, among them rate caps on increase levels.