Dear Friend,
Why is the chair of the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors, Ron
Bloom, defending Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s ten-year plan to destroy
the post office?^1
Maybe it’s because of the $305,000 in bonds DeJoy bought from Bloom’s
private equity firm this year, while Bloom is overseeing DeJoy’s
performance.^2
DeJoy’s contempt for ethics knows no bounds, and apparently, neither does
Bloom’s. Fortunately, Bloom is on a one-year extension as chair of the
board, and President Joe Biden could replace him at will with someone
willing to rein in DeJoy and his attempt to stop the mail.^3
Demand Progress is calling out Ron Bloom’s corruption and pressuring Biden
to replace Bloom immediately, as part of our work to fill key positions
with progressives who will work in the public interest. This is one of our
best options for getting rid of Louis DeJoy and putting the post office
back on track.
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DeJoy’s 10-year plan is to sharply raise prices while simultaneously
slowing mail delivery, making it both less competitive and less useful to
the American people.^4
It’s not exactly a winning business plan—and that’s exactly the point.
DeJoy is heavily invested in USPS competitors and was appointed by Donald
Trump specifically to slow down the mail.^5
The USPS is one of the oldest services the country provides, and ending it
would be a huge blow to people in rural and impoverished areas who depend
on it.
The USPS Board of Governors has the ability to rein DeJoy in, and even
fire him. But Trump appointee Ron Bloom has been singing his praises since
he became postmaster general.^6 Just last spring, he complimented DeJoy’s
ruinous 10-year plan as increasing “dependability and affordability”—even
though it does the opposite.^7
And now we know why—Bloom is growing richer off DeJoy.
Demand Progress members have sent nearly 100,000 messages this year urging
President Biden to fire Bloom and DeJoy and save the post office. We need
your help to keep up the fight. Will you donate to help replace Ron Bloom
and fire Louis DeJoy—and staff the U.S. Postal Service and key federal
agencies with progressives?
[ [link removed] ]Yes, I’ll donate to Demand Progress today.
Thanks for standing with us.
Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. The Atlantic, "Can Democrats Make Peace With Their Favorite Trump-Era
Villain?" [ [link removed] ]April 21, 2021
2. The Washington Post, "DeJoy bought up to $305,000 in bonds from USPS
board chair’s investment firm," [ [link removed] ]August 13, 2021
3. Slate, "Why Biden Can’t Fire Postmaster General Louis DeJoy,"
[ [link removed] ]February 8, 2021
4. The Washington Post, "USPS chief DeJoy cuts post office hours,
lengthens delivery times in new 10-year plan," [ [link removed] ]March 23, 2021
5. The Guardian, "Revealed: evidence shows huge mail slowdowns after Trump
ally took over," [ [link removed] ]September 21, 2020
6. ABC News, "Biden's USPS board nominees aren't likely to oust embattled
postmaster DeJoy, insiders say," [ [link removed] ]April 22, 2021
7. The Atlantic, "Can Democrats Make Peace With Their Favorite Trump-Era
Villain?" [ [link removed] ]April 21, 2021
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