A Group of House Democrats, on Friday, unveiled a Bill, DeJoy Act, seeking to Block Changes, outlined this week, in Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy's 10-year Plan to Reduce Financial Losses within the United States Postal Service (USPS).
On Tuesday, DeJoy released Plans seeking to:
- Increase Postage Prices.
- Provide Longer Delivery Windows.
- Reduce Post Office Hours.
- First-Class Mail to Three-Five day Standard. 70% of First-Class Mail items would take Three days, while the remaining 30% could take up to an additional Two days.
- Non-Local Mail to Four to Six days.
70% of First-Class Mail items would take Three days, while the remaining 30% could take up to an additional two days.
In response, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL, 8th District) told The Washington Post, on Friday, that the First-Class Standard Change "would be a nonstarter" for "the American people."
He introduced the Delivering Envelopes Judiciously On-time Year-Round Act, or DEJOY Act. In the Bill, Krishnamoorthi, along with Six Co-Sponsors, seeks to Prevent the USPS from lengthening Delivery Windowsby Two Days, and Require the Service to Meet Current Standards.
The Legislation comes after Krishnamoorthi, a Member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee said: "sending a piece of mail should not be a game of chance, and that's what's happening with the USPS, unfortunately, right now. Unfortunately, people are starting to shift some of their habits to work around the mail," he added. "So they're emailing documents and they're basically reducing their reliance on the mail, which long term is a disaster."
The Congressman added that his Constituents have already Voiced Concerns to him about Receiving Medications, Social Security Checks, and Bill Payments within a Timely manner due to Mailing Delays.
The Postal Service is facing $188.4 Billion in Liabilities and that over the next 10 years the Agency could Lose an Additional $160 Billion.
The Postmaster General and the Agency at Large faced Increased Scrutiny from Lawmakers in the Lead-Up to the 2020 Presidential Election, when the Postal Service was Hit with an Influx of Mail-In Ballots amid the Coronavirus Pandemic.
President Biden has put forth Picks to Fill Thre Vacancies, Two Democrats and an Independent, on the Agency's Board of Governors and the White House has Signaled a Potential Change in Leadership once these Replacements are Confirmed. "I think we can all agree, most Americans would agree, that the Postal Service needs leadership that can and will do a better job," White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, said last month.
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