Bernie Sanders vs. Louis DeJoy

 
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More and more communities are reporting major delays in mail delivery as Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan to shrink the U.S. Postal Service continues to move forward.¹

DeJoy's plan includes shutting down as many as 400 sorting and delivery facilities nationwide.² Currently, 59 locations across 35 states are facing the ax, and if these cuts aren't stopped, three entire states would be left with no mail-sorting facilities whatsoever, forcing even local mail to travel hundreds of miles for sorting.³

Louis DeJoy is one of the few remaining high-ranking Donald Trump appointees who still hasn't been removed. We need to turn up the pressure to get rid of DeJoy now, before he can do any further damage.

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Louis DeJoy is a Republican megadonor who was picked to run the U.S. Postal Service by Donald Trump.

Since taking over as postmaster general, he has raised rates five times, slowed delivery, and cut operations at more than 200 locations. Many of his worst ideas have been enacted with little to no public comment.⁴

However, unlike cabinet secretaries and many other agency heads, the postmaster general can't be directly fired by the president. Only the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service can do that.

But in February, two seats came open on the Board of Governors, and President Biden's replacement picks could provide the votes we need to oust DeJoy.⁵

Last week, Bernie Sanders and 20 other U.S. senators called out DeJoy for the mail-processing center shutdowns currently being considered, pointing out that Wyoming, Vermont, and New Hampshire are set to lose all outgoing mail-processing capacity. Meanwhile, Senator Sanders points out that consolidations in Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, Nevada, and New Hampshire would cause significant delays by forcing mail to be moved hundreds of miles for sorting.⁶

Enough is enough. It's long past time for the Postal Service Board of Governors to fire DeJoy and save the post office. With two immediate openings on the panel, now is the time for us to turn up the pressure.

Will you donate $20 to Demand Progress Action and support our work, including demanding the removal of Louis DeJoy as postmaster general?

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Sources:
1. Axios, "Missing and delayed USPS deliveries causing headaches," March 13, 2024.
2. The Guardian, "'It's going to delay the mail': the fight over Louis DeJoy's USPS plan," December 15, 2023.
3. Common Dreams, "'Fire DeJoy' Demand Intensifies as 10-Year Plan to Sabotage Postal Service Takes Effect," September 29, 2021.
4. Revolving Door Project, "Postal Board Suppresses Public Comments To Advance DeJoy's Destructive Agenda," November 16, 2023.
5. U.S. Congress, Letter to President Joe Biden, February 1, 2024.
6. U.S. Senate, Letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, March 13, 2024.