louis dejoy

Oct 21st

Senator Demands Answers from Postmaster General about Ongoing Delays in Mail Delivery to Wisconsinites

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is demanding answers from Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service, after continued mail delays in Wisconsin. Baldwin repeatedly called on Postmaster DeJoy to reverse the changes he implemented that were causing mail delivery delays in Wisconsin. Several Federal Court orders have since […]

Oct 14th

Vermont Delegation Demands Postmaster General Deliver and Install Critical Mail Processing Machine to White River Junction Facility

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 WASHINGTON – Senator Bernie Sanders (I), Senator Patrick Leahy (D), and Representative Peter Welch (D) on Tuesday sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy demanding the immediate delivery and installation of the new AFCS 200 cancellation machine at the White River Junction mail processing facility, a machine that is critical to the […]

Oct 13th

Postmaster General Champions USPS Employee Commitment to a Safe and Secure Election

WASHINGTON, DC — With the November election less than a month away, Postmaster Louis DeJoy today reiterated his great faith in the fundamental integrity of the employees of the United States Postal Service and expressed tremendous confidence in their commitment and readiness throughout the organization. “The more than 630,000 men and women of the U.S […]

Oct 13th

Peters Releases Investigative Update Showing USPS On-Time Delivery Remains a Concern Despite Improvements Following Congressional Oversight

Peters Continues Leading Charge to Press Postmaster General DeJoy to Restore On-Time Delivery DETROIT, MI – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released an investigative update with new U.S. Postal Service data showing that on-time mail delivery continues to be inconsistent, despite some improvements made by the […]

Sep 17th

US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election. Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Washington, said he was issuing a nationwide preliminary injunction sought by 14 states that sued […]

Sep 16th

USPS changes led to 85 million late deliveries in a single week, Senate Democrat’s investigation finds

Peters Releases New Investigative Report Detailing Harmful Impacts of Nationwide Mail Delays following Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s Reckless Changes to the Postal Service Report Found Changes Caused Serious Delays Nationwide & in Michigan, More than 7,700 People Shared Reports of Delays and Harm with Peters WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of […]

Sep 14th

Postmaster General Gave $600,000 to GOP After Postmaster Job Opened Up

Louis DeJoy boosted his giving to Republican political campaigns as the job of U.S. Postmaster General became available, a researcher told Congress. DeJoy, who now holds the position, gave President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee more than $600,000 over eight weeks after the opening was announced, Lisa Graves, executive director of True […]

Sep 14th

Postal Police Sue USPS, DeJoy Over Restrictions They Claim Put Postal Workers In ‘Danger’

The Postal Police Officers Association filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Monday alleging “the U.S. mail and postal personnel are receiving less protection” and are “in increased danger” as a result of new orders, marking the latest in a string of changes implemented by DeJoy that have […]

Sep 9th

Dem report: USPS changes delay prescription drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Delivery of mail-order prescription drugs was delayed significantly this summer after the new postmaster general ordered major changes in U.S. Postal Service operations. That’s what a report by Senate Democrats finds. The report contradicts public claims by Louis DeJoy that the recent moves he imposed “should not have impacted anybody.″ The report […]

Sep 8th

Postmaster General Urged to ‘Immediately Step Aside’ as North Carolina AG Backs Probe Into Campaign Finance Fraud Allegations

“It is extraordinarily disturbing that megadonor Louis DeJoy is abusing his power as Postmaster General to help President Trump win reelection, meanwhile apparently demonstrating disregard for key campaign finance laws designed to promote the integrity of our democratic elections,” said Common Cause president Karen Hobert Flynn. With less than two months before U.S. elections in […]