Outdated global postal system hurts US manufacturers

Last week, delegates from 192 countries met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss the future of the global postal network. They met in the headquarters of the African Union in a building designed, built and financed by China.

It was an all-too-fitting setting given how much China benefits from an outdated postal system at the expense of manufacturers in America, and it is an urgent reminder of Congress’ need to fix the unfairness in the system.

Thankfully, a growing number of public officials have recognized this problem, including Reps. Kenny Marchant (R-Texas) and Ralph Abraham (R-La.); Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.); and most recently, President Donald Trump.

So how do we fix it? The first thing the Senate can do is pass Sen. Portman’s Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act, which would close the customs loophole and require advanced tracking data.

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