A group of House Democrats introduced a bill on Friday that sought to block the changes outlined this week in the Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
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Tuesday, DeJoy published plans trying to increase postage prices, offer longer delivery periods, and reduce mail hours. The changes also include raising the standard for first-class mail one day after the agency struggles to keep up with the current two- to three-day rule for first-class mail and three to five days for in non-local mail.
According to DeJoy’s plan, 70% of first-class mail items would take three days, while the remaining 30% could take up to two more days.
In response, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
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He introduced the Envelope Delivery Act on a year-round basis or the DEJOY Act.
In the bill, Krishnamoorthi, along with six sponsors, seeks to prevent the postal service from extending delivery times and requiring the service to meet current standards.
The legislation comes after Krishnamoorthi, a member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, said CBS News what “sending a piece of mail shouldn’t be a game of chance, and that’s what’s happening with the USPS, unfortunately, right now. ”
“Unfortunately, people are starting to change some of their habits for working in the mail,” he added. “So they send documents by email and basically reduce their reliance on mail, which in the long run is a disaster.”
The congressman added that his constituents have already expressed concern about him receiving medicines, Social Security checks and bill payments on time due to delays in the mail.
During a press conference Tuesday, DeJoy said the plan “capitalize on our natural strengths and address our serious weaknesses” in the postal service.
DeJoy, appointed by Trump, told a House court last month that the postal service faces $ 188.4 billion and that over the next ten years the agency could lose an additional $ 160 billion.
The postmaster general and the agency in general faced increased scrutiny by lawmakers ahead of the 2020 presidential election, when the postal service received an influx of email votes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
President Biden
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“I think we can all agree, most Americans would agree, that the postal service needs leadership that can and does a better job,” the White House press secretary said. Jen Psaki
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