2026年6月4日 下午1:44 UTC / 路透社
作者：戴维·谢泼德森
2026年6月4日 下午1:44 UTC 1小时前更新
[1/2]2024年12月18日在美国华盛顿拍摄的美国邮政管理局（USPS）邮筒。路透社/贝诺瓦·泰西 资料图
- 尽管近期出台了纾困措施，美国邮政管理局仍面临财务问题
- 官员称，邮政改革未能止住亏损，反而拖慢了邮件递送速度
- 邮政部长曾警告美国邮政管理局可能最快在明年2月耗尽现金
华盛顿6月4日路透电 — 美国邮政监管委员会周四向议员表示，该委员会认为目前陷入财务困境的美国邮政管理局明年不会耗尽现金，但该局仍面临亟待解决的重大问题。
负责监督邮政管理局的委员会副主席罗伯特·陶布在美国众议院一个小组委员会上表示，如果美国邮政管理局在支出方面做出关键决策，近期出台的财务纾困措施可将该局“报告资不抵债”的时间至少再延长数年。
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“鉴于美国邮政管理局严峻且不断恶化的财务状况，作为一个国家，我们必须采取行动。我认为我们不能将自救的责任完全交给邮政管理局，”陶布在证词中说道。
邮政部长戴维·施泰纳此前曾警告，美国邮政管理局可能最快在明年2月耗尽现金。
陶布还表示，美国邮政管理局六年前推行的改革计划未能止住持续亏损，反而“持续拖慢了全美各地的邮件递送速度，尤其是在农村地区”。
目前的一个核心问题是，美国邮政管理局是否应该继续向1.7亿个地址提供每周六天的递送服务，这项服务每年需花费34亿美元。
自2007年以来，美国邮政管理局累计净亏损约1200亿美元。作为该局最盈利的业务，一类邮件业务因通信数字化转型大幅下滑，而该局仍需维持成本高昂的全国递送网络。
美国邮政管理局上周宣布暂停差旅、办公用品和咨询顾问等非必要开支。施泰纳在一份给管理人员的备忘录中表示，此举是为了“保护核心运营，确保我们能够继续履行所有基本义务”。
上月，美国邮政管理局宣布将暂停向联邦养老金计划缴纳雇主份额，并计划自7月12日起将一类邮件邮票价格从78美分上调至82美分。
暂停缴纳员工养老金供款将在截至9月30日的财季节省25亿美元，到2030年预计可累计节省150亿美元。
今年3月，施泰纳表示，美国邮政管理局正在聘请重组顾问协助解决财务困境，并已要求国会出台更多改革措施。
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US Postal Service not expected to run out of cash next year, official says
2026-06-04 1:44 PM UTC / Reuters
By David Shepardson
June 4, 2026 1:44 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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- USPS faces financial issues despite recent relief measures
- USPS reforms did not stop losses, slowed mail delivery, official says
- Postmaster General warned USPS may be out of cash as soon as February
WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission told lawmakers on Thursday it does not believe the financially troubled Postal Service will run out of cash next year, but it faces significant issues that must be addressed.
Robert Taub, vice chair of the commission responsible for the Postal Service’s oversight, told a U.S. House subcommittee that recent actions to provide financial relief have extended the time period before USPS’s “reported insolvency” by at least another several years if it makes key decisions about its expenditures.
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“Given the Postal Service’s severe and worsening financial situation, we as a nation must respond. I do not believe that we can leave it up to the Postal Service to save itself,” Taub’s testimony said.
Postmaster General David Steiner has warned USPS could run out of cash as soon as February.
Taub also said the reform plan USPS adopted six years ago has not halted ongoing losses and has “consistently slowed mail delivery across the United States, specifically in rural areas.”
One key question is whether USPS should continue to deliver to 170 million addresses six days a week, which costs $3.4 billion annually.
USPS has reported net losses of about $120 billion since 2007, as first-class mail, its most profitable product, has fallen sharply with the shift to digital communication even as the agency must maintain costly nationwide delivery operations.
USPS said last week it was suspending non-essential spending on travel, office supplies and consultants. Steiner told officers in a memo the moves were “to protect core operations and ensure we can continue meeting all essential obligations.”
Last month, the Postal Service said it would temporarily suspend employer payments for a federal pension program and plans to raise the price of first-class mail stamps to 82 cents from 78 cents, effective July 12.
Suspending employee pension contributions will conserve $2.5 billion through September 30 and potentially $15 billion through 2030.
In March, Steiner said the Postal Service was hiring restructuring advisers to help address its financial troubles and has asked Congress for additional reforms.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Joe Bavier
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