When I was a kid growing up in South Jersey, this thing called mail.

It was actually pretty cool.

I had pen pals and there was nothing like getting a letter in the mail which you name on

it.

I remember in my house, getting stamps was a big deal.

I had to be Wells, Malcolm X, Jesse Owens.

Back then, a lot of kids probably felt this way.

Because the United States Postal Service reaches everyone.

Deep in the city centers and way out to remote rural areas.

Helping people pay their bills, keep up the date on medication and stay connected.

It employs more than 650,000 people.

And the truth is, most Americans support it.

But for years, the post office has been in financial decline.

It's lost $69 billion since 2011.

Kids have gotten worse during the coronavirus outbreak.

Postmaster General Megan Brennan estimates that without government assistance, the office

could run out of cash by the end of September.

The stark reality is that the pandemic will cause meaningful near term and long term implications

that endanger our ability to fulfill our universal service mission.

Absent Congressional Intervention.

I'm Tremendly and this is Into America.

Today we're digging into the struggles facing the U.S. Postal Service as the institution that's

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