{"id":20229,"date":"2024-07-31T14:08:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=20229"},"modified":"2024-08-07T14:12:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T18:12:11","slug":"senator-merkley-trashes-postmaster-general-dejoys-delaying-mail-in-america-plan-during-senate-floor-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/senator-merkley-trashes-postmaster-general-dejoys-delaying-mail-in-america-plan-during-senate-floor-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Merkley trashes Postmaster General DeJoy\u2019s \u2018Delaying Mail in America\u2019 plan during Senate floor speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ktvz.com\/news\/government-politics\/2024\/07\/31\/senator-merkley-trashes-postmaster-general-dejoys-delaying-mail-in-america-plan-during-senate-floor-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KTVZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WASHINGTON (KTVZ) &#8212; Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., delivered a speech this week on the Senate floor to call attention to the urgent United States Postal Service issues impacting Oregonians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His speech focused on the first-hand stories of Oregonians who rely on the Postal Service for everything from the delivery of lifesaving medications to running their small businesses to staying connected with loved ones, according to a news release Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPostmaster General DeJoy labeled his restructuring plan \u2018Delivering for America.\u2019 A better name for this plan would be \u2018Delaying Mail in America,\u2019\u201d&nbsp;Merkley said.&nbsp;\u201cU.S. Postal Service leadership claims that downgrades won\u2019t slow deliveries. But every delivery route will be slower if you add more than 500 miles to it\u2026\u2026you only need to look at what\u2019s happening in my home state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, the Postal Service continues to raise prices! As of July 14, a single stamp now costs 73 cents. The Postal Service calls this new system \u2018more efficient and cost-effective.\u2019 I call it: \u2018paying more and getting less.\u2019 These price hikes and delivery delays hurt rural communities most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow is the time to reverse DeJoy\u2019s downgrades. Now we need to restore reliable, affordable mail delivery. Now is the time to take the Delivering for America plan and return it to the sender.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merkley\u2019s floor speech builds on a series of actions he\u2019s taken&nbsp;since&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/23.10.24-USPS-letter-multistate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">October 2023<\/a>&nbsp;in opposition to the USPS downgrades in Oregon. He spent months leading the charge to speak out against DeJoy\u2019s plan, including a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-02-22-USPS-consolidated-sorting.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">series<\/a>&nbsp;de&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanders.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Senate-Letter-to-Postmaster-General-DeJoy-RE-Mail-Processing-Facility-Reviews.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letras<\/a>&nbsp;y&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-wyden-join-colleagues-in-bipartisan-letter-to-usps-opposing-consolidations-operational-changes-across-the-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">working across the aisle<\/a>&nbsp;in his efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Merkley\u2019s efforts culminated with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-joins-senate-colleagues-in-calling-on-postal-service-to-pause-planned-changes-to-mail-delivery-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bipartisan letter in May<\/a>.&nbsp;Because of Merkley\u2019s collective effort with Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Gary Peters, the USPS paused planned changes to its processing and delivery network that could slow down mail delivery in other states until the potential impacts are further studied by the Postal Regulatory Commission and addressed by the Postal Service. 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