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surfing around the Net aimlessly just now, saw this on USAToday, but I imagine it's in many places. Doesn't seem to be specifically aimed at our community, but it will be a pretty far reaching thing that may have some effect.
A Senator Rob Portman I am not familiar with, yet, is pushing a Bill that is co-sponsored by 2 near opposites, Sen Marco Rubio and Sen Elizabeth Warren, not a good sign. The stated target is the so-called Opiod epidemic that has received a lot of media and LE attention recently. Words like "China" and "USPS" and "fentanyl" are mentioned, it is pointed out that surveillance of intl USPS pkgs is not up to the standards UPS, Fed Ex, etc are required to do. Already there is a big money coalition of special interest groups that will fund support for this Bill, as its provisions will squeeze the small businesses who make the big boys worry about their profit margin. UPS, Big Pharma, any industry that gets counterfeited, you name it. In fact, they already did, Americans for Securing All Packages, or, ASAP. How can anybody not like that, unless you think about it a little.
A Senator Rob Portman I am not familiar with, yet, is pushing a Bill that is co-sponsored by 2 near opposites, Sen Marco Rubio and Sen Elizabeth Warren, not a good sign. The stated target is the so-called Opiod epidemic that has received a lot of media and LE attention recently. Words like "China" and "USPS" and "fentanyl" are mentioned, it is pointed out that surveillance of intl USPS pkgs is not up to the standards UPS, Fed Ex, etc are required to do. Already there is a big money coalition of special interest groups that will fund support for this Bill, as its provisions will squeeze the small businesses who make the big boys worry about their profit margin. UPS, Big Pharma, any industry that gets counterfeited, you name it. In fact, they already did, Americans for Securing All Packages, or, ASAP. How can anybody not like that, unless you think about it a little.