The U.S. Postal Service has voluntarily agreed to delay the closing of 252 mail processing centers and 3,700 local post offices until mid-May.
The news comes after Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet鈥攁long with 16 other Senate Democrats鈥� last week calling for the hold.
鈥淭his is such a vital function. Everyone ought to have a chance to weigh in,鈥� said Sen. Udall. 鈥淭here was clearly a sense that we hadn鈥檛 exhausted all the possibilities and all the future ways in which the postal service could thrive.鈥�
Udall said the next step is for Congress to examine more creative ways for the post office to operate in the 21st century.
The USPS is forecast to lose a record $14.1 billion next year. In addition to 67 Colorado post offices, the agency is considering closing four out of six mail processing centers across the state.
