U.S. Senate panel to consider Biden Postal Board nominees April 22

By David Shepardson (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee will hold an April 22 hearing on President Joe Biden's three nominees to serve on the U.S. Postal Board of Governors, the panel announced Wednesday. The announcement comes after the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) in March outlined a proposed 10-year strategic plan that would slow current first-class delivery standards and raise some prices to stem $160 billion in forecasted red ink over the next decade. The plan has drawn criticism from many U.S. lawmakers including some calling for the board to fire...