US Postal Service to cut Saturday service

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Changes could be coming to your mailbox the US Postal Service set to scrap Saturday mail delivery.

But does that cash strapped agency have the right to do this and can congress stop it -- and -- takes a look at that live from Washington Steve.

Hi -- yeah this is an attempt to save two billion dollars a year for the post office but it does set up a possible showdown with congress.

Here's the -- starting in August all first class letters will be delivered only Monday through Friday not on Saturday.

Packages which are still a money -- for the post office will be delivered and medicines would go through on Saturday as well.

Mail will continue going to post office boxes on Saturdays and those branches that are open now will stay open on Saturday.

-- the post master general believes he can move ahead of without congressional action listen.

It is our opinion that the way that the laws to set right now with the continuing resolution that we can make this change.

The good news is the continuing resolution that -- the the Postal Service that way.

It's fires on the 27 marks there's quiet time in there that if there is some disagreement we get that resolved.

One key lawmaker is disappointed but says senator Tom carver despite my disappointment.

It's hard to condemn the postmaster general for moving aggressively to do what he believes he can and must do.

To keep the lights on the post office which may be only months away from insolvency.

The post office lost sixteen billion dollars last year's congressional congressional reform efforts went nowhere.

Now this move will cost about 22000 jobs Fredric Rolando president of the national letter carriers association said in the statement.

America's letter carriers condemned his reckless plan in the strongest terms.

We called for the immediate removal of the postmaster general was lost the confidence of the men and women who deliver for America every day.

Mail has been delivered on Saturdays ever since the 1860s.

-- Edge goes to show you what happens when you try and cut some spending -- -- -- some time ago.

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