While lawmakers continue to fight over how to fix the ailing U.S. Postal Service, the agency's money problems are only growing worse.
当美国议员们仍在争论如何让境况不佳的美国邮政服务公司(U.S. Postal Service)摆脱困境时,该公司的财务问题却变得越来越糟。
The Postal Service repeated on Wednesday that without congressional action, it will default-a first in its long history, a spokesman said-on a legally required annual $5.5 billion payment, due Aug. 1, into a health-benefits fund for future retirees. Action in Congress isn't likely, as the House prepares to leave for its August recess.
美国邮政周三再次表示,美国国会若不采取行动,该公司就将因无法支付8月1日到期的55亿美元账单而出现公司历史上的首次债务违约。按照美国法律规定,美国邮政须每年向未来退休人员的医疗福利基金支付55亿美元。由于美国众议院正在为8月休会做准备,所以国会不太可能采取行动。
The agency said a default on the payment, for 2011, wouldn't directly affect service or its ability to pay employees and suppliers. But 'these ongoing liquidity issues unnecessarily undermine confidence in the viability of the Postal Service among our customers,' said spokesman David Partenheimer.
美国邮政说,拖欠这份2011年的账单不会对公司的服务或公司向员工和供应商付款的能力造成直接影响。但美国邮政发言人帕滕赫莫尔(David Partenheimer)说,这些持续的流动资金问题会不必要地削弱客户对我公司生存能力的信心。
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