Democratic lawmakers are urging the Senate to agree to $25 billion of funding approved by the House for the U.S. Postal Service, arguing that more than 14 million people won't receive their medications on time if heavy delivery delays continue. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected and killed more people in the U.S. than any other nation, consumers are relying heavily on the postal service to deliver medications when they can't leave their homes. An additional 330,000 veterans receive medications each day through the mail, according to ConnectingVets.com. "We have some ZIP codes where 50% of our mail order prescriptions were delayed,” she added.

Source: Fox News August 25, 2020 18:45 UTC