{"id":20561,"date":"2024-09-24T11:13:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=20561"},"modified":"2024-09-24T11:27:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T15:27:03","slug":"wyden-merkley-demand-postmaster-general-dejoy-reverse-decision-hurting-mail-services-in-southern-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-demand-postmaster-general-dejoy-reverse-decision-hurting-mail-services-in-southern-oregon\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden, Merkley Demand Postmaster General DeJoy Reverse Decision Hurting Mail Services in Southern Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Senators: \u201cWe share the grave concerns of the residents of Southern Oregon that this consolidation poses significant negative consequences for both our community and the efficiency of postal services in the region\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Washington D.C.\u2014<\/em><\/strong> U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded Postmaster General DeJoy immediately reverse his damaging position to relocate outgoing operations at the regional postal distribution center in Medford.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe share the grave concerns of the residents of Southern Oregon that this consolidation poses significant negative consequences for both our community and the efficiency of postal services in the region,\u201d <strong>the senators wrote in a letter to DeJoy.<\/strong> \u201cThe Medford processing center plays a critical role in ensuring timely mail delivery for local residents, businesses, and government agencies. The consolidation of this facility has led to delays in mail delivery, affecting vital services like prescription deliveries, bill payments, and other essential communications.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Wyden and Merkley wrote that these changes land hardest on seniors, rural Oregonians and small businesses in the area who rely on prompt and reliable postal services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOregonians rely on the high-quality service provided by USPS, especially as a state that votes entirely by mail,\u201d <strong>ellos escribieron.<\/strong> \u201cWe are confident that, with thoughtful consideration, a solution can be found that both strengthens the Postal Service and supports the needs of local communities in Southern Oregon. Downgrading the Medford site is not that solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The senators\u2019 letter comes as the USPS Office of Inspector General&nbsp;issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspsoig.gov\/reports\/audit-reports\/effectiveness-new-regional-processing-and-distribution-center-portland-or\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">informe<\/a> that further illustrates Oregonians\u2019 concerns as expressed by the senators\u2019 letter about delays in first class mail deliveries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El texto completo de la carta es <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyden.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/letter_to_usps_regarding_downgrade_of_medford_facility.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senators: \u201cWe share the grave concerns of the residents of Southern Oregon that this consolidation poses significant negative consequences for both our community and the efficiency of postal services in the region\u201d Washington D.C.\u2014 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded Postmaster General DeJoy immediately reverse his damaging position to relocate outgoing operations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[47],"class_list":["post-20561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-protecting-consumers-taxpayers-and-the-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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