U.S. lawmakers are expressing concerns over persistent mail delays affecting constituents nationwide, impacting essential services such as paycheck deliveries, bill payments, and prescription access. Senator Tina Smith highlighted the critical nature of the Postal Service in Minnesota, while Senator Raphael Warnock led a bipartisan group demanding answers from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding the service disruptions in Georgia. Representative Nikema Williams supported Warnock's initiative, criticizing DeJoy's leadership. Additionally, Senator Gary Peters noted that new changes to the USPS distribution network have particularly affected rural areas like the Upper Peninsula, prompting him to seek further explanations from USPS leadership. Representative Greg Casar joined more than two dozen colleagues in addressing these issues to the Biden Administration.
New changes that @USPS is making to its distribution network have delayed service in some communities. Rural areas like the Upper Peninsula are facing particularly serious consequences. As Chair of @HSGAC I'm pushing USPS leadership for answers. https://t.co/JEsiF7OLn9
The mail delays happening across Georgia are unacceptable. Millions of Georgians rely on @USPS to pay taxes, vote, run a business, and more. Proud to lead a bipartisan group of GA lawmakers to get answers from Postmaster General DeJoy on USPS’ plans to address these issues. https://t.co/umZcLgk1NH
I joined more than two dozen of my colleagues on this important letter to the Biden Administration 👇🏽 https://t.co/ogc1fO8Bj9 https://t.co/5LOasJ5W5u
I joined @SenatorWarnock letter addressing Louis DeJoy's leadership failures at the Postal Service. The unreliability of mail service is unacceptable. https://t.co/jyyYJtJZ4P
I’m with Jon on this – I’ve heard from Minnesotans across the state who received their bills late, never received their paychecks and lost their prescriptions in the mail. The Postal Service isn’t a business, it’s an essential service my constituents rely on, and I want answers. https://t.co/KM0OUoON2r