Hi,

More and more communities are reporting major delays in mail delivery as
Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan to shrink the U.S. Postal Service continues to
move forward.^1

DeJoy's plan includes shutting down as many as 400 sorting and delivery
facilities nationwide.^2 Currently, 59 locations across 35 states are
facing the ax, and if these cuts aren't stopped, three entire states would
be left with no mail-sorting facilities whatsoever, forcing even local
mail to travel hundreds of miles for sorting.^3

Louis DeJoy is one of the few remaining high-ranking Donald Trump
appointees who still hasn't been removed. We need to turn up the pressure
to get rid of DeJoy now, before he can do any further damage.

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including our campaign to finally get rid of Louis DeJoy as postmaster
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Louis DeJoy is a Republican megadonor who was picked to run the U.S.
Postal Service by Donald Trump.

Since taking over as postmaster general, he has raised rates five times,
slowed delivery, and cut operations at more than 200 locations. Many of
his worst ideas have been enacted with little to no public comment.^4

However, unlike cabinet secretaries and many other agency heads, the
postmaster general can't be directly fired by the president. Only the
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service can do that.

But in February, two seats came open on the Board of Governors, and
President Biden's replacement picks could provide the votes we need to
oust DeJoy.^5

Last week, Bernie Sanders and 20 other U.S. senators called out DeJoy for
the mail-processing center shutdowns currently being considered, pointing
out that Wyoming, Vermont, and New Hampshire are set to lose all outgoing
mail-processing capacity. Meanwhile, Senator Sanders points out that
consolidations in Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, Nevada, and New Hampshire
would cause significant delays by forcing mail to be moved hundreds of
miles for sorting.^6

Enough is enough. It's long past time for the Postal Service Board of
Governors to fire DeJoy and save the post office. With two immediate
openings on the panel, now is the time for us to turn up the pressure.

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our work, including demanding the removal of Louis DeJoy as postmaster
general?

With gratitude for all that you do,

The team at Demand Progress Action

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Sources:
1. Axios, "Missing and delayed USPS deliveries causing headaches,"
[ [link removed] ]March 13, 2024.
2. The Guardian, "'It's going to delay the mail': the fight over Louis
DeJoy's USPS plan," [ [link removed] ]December 15, 2023.
3. Common Dreams, "'Fire DeJoy' Demand Intensifies as 10-Year Plan to
Sabotage Postal Service Takes Effect," [ [link removed] ]September 29, 2021.
4. Revolving Door Project, "Postal Board Suppresses Public Comments To
Advance DeJoy's Destructive Agenda," [ [link removed] ]November 16, 2023.
5. U.S. Congress, Letter to President Joe Biden, [ [link removed] ]February 1, 2024.
6. U.S. Senate, Letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, [ [link removed] ]March 13,
2024.
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