Millions of Americans would no longer get mail delivered to their door but would go to communal or curbside boxes instead, under a proposed law.
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform debated Wednesday a bill to direct the U.S. Postal Service to convert 1.5 million addresses annually over the next decade to the less costly but less convenient delivery method.
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Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts called it "a lousy idea." Other lawmakers said it wouldn't work in urban areas where there's no place on city streets to put so-called "cluster boxes" that serve multiple homes.
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It's far short of the comprehensive reform needed to solve the agency's financial problems, but Republican committee chairman Darrell Issa of California says it's a common-sense, interim measure to save money.  (AP)
