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Is the Postal Service worrying too much about packages and not the mail itself?

Published: Dec. 2, 2021, 4:01 p.m.

The Postal Service delivered more than a billion packages during its peak holiday operations last year, and looks to break that record again this year. But a new study suggests USPS is putting too much of an emphasis on its package business, while sacrificing prompt mail delivery to all parts of the country. For a closer look at this study, Federal News Network\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with the former Commerce Department under secretary for economic affairs, Robert Shapiro. \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices