Senator Gary Peters sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on March 18, 2024. That letter asks DeJoy to pause changes to the USPS mail delivery system until the USPS can assure Congress there will be no disruption to mail, especially in rural communities. Gary Peters, who is the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, asked for an answer by April 1, 2024.
Peters says the USPS changes are happening too quickly and without proper transparency. Additionally, Peters feels that answers to a letter sent to USPS by his office in December were inadequate. That letter asked for more information about scope and timelines of changes, service impacts, and effects of changes on postal workers and communities. A second letter sent in February addressed a potential facility change in Michigan.
Peter Pastre, the USPS vice president for government relations and public policy, responded saying that the Postal Service has shared in-depth details of its plans by sending dozens of documents. In addition, DeJoy has asked to brief the Senate Homeland Security Committee, but no interest has been expressed.
The USPS Board of Governors must approve the delivery changes which are part of DeJoy’s Delivering for America plan. There are eleven seats on that Board, nine of which are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate. There are currently one independent, three Democrats and three Republicans and two vacant seats. To fill one of the vacant seats, President Biden has nominated Marty Walsh, former Labor Department Secretary to join the Board.
See Senator Gary Peter’s Press Release HERE
Read additional article from Eric Katz at Government Executive HERE