The newest member of Congress to call for transparency and responsibility from the US Postal Service over mail delays in Georgia and the greater Atlanta region is U.S. Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock.
The U.S. Senate will host a hearing on Tuesday morning regarding USPS supervision before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, according to a report on Friday. One member of that committee is Senator Jon Ossoff.
Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia has also asked for answers because the delays affect Georgians, in addition to the two U.S. senators from Georgia who have called on the federal agency to answer questions and hold itself accountable for weeks’ worth of delays.
Currently, Warnock is heading a group of congressmen from both parties in the US Congress who are demanding greater transparency from the Postal Service.
Warnock and other federal legislators pressed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to address concerns over the execution of their “Delivering for America” plan and how it has affected Peach State residents in a letter delivered to USPS management on Friday.
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“Americans rely on USPS to connect our communities and deliver everything from essential medication to important tax documents and ballots. Without access to secure, accessible, and efficient postal services, Americans will struggle to meet their everyday needs,” Warnock and his fellow lawmakers stated in the letter.
Warnock continued, stating that, “(RPDC) on February 24, 2024, we have increasingly heard from Georgians about disruptions and delays in their essential postal services. As USPS implements changes to its network, USPS must ensure no Georgians, especially those with limited mobility options and urgent needs, are left behind for the sake of modernization.”
Together, the lawmakers stated that the Postal Service has not fulfilled its performance goals in 44 out of 50 states, and they set a deadline of May 10 for the USPS to reply to a range of inquiries about responsibility, promptness, and general agency performance.
The letter also stated that Georgia has the third-lowest service performance in the nation and that “this overall performance failure has been compounded by the significant delays experienced in Georgia since the opening of the Atlanta RPDC.”
