Take Action: Tell Your Representative to Raise the Borrowing Limit for USPS

The Postmaster General says USPS could run out of money within a year. But this is a situation, not a crisis — because a common-sense solution exists. Congress created this problem, and Congress can fix it.

An immediate step Congress can take is to raise the Postal Service’s borrowing limit.

This limit has been stuck at $15 billion since 1992, when USPS expenses were half what they are today. Adjusted for inflation alone, the borrowing limit should be between $35–40 billion. Unlike private companies, USPS cannot access traditional lines of credit. Instead, it can only borrow from the U.S. Treasury, and only up to the 1992 cap. Raising the limit would give the Postal Service the breathing room it needs to keep operating while longer-term reforms move forward.

Click here to call the APWU Legislative Hotline at 844-402-1001 and tell your Congressional representative to raise the Postal Service’s borrowing limit from $15 billion to $35–40 billion.