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Dear Friend,
The government has launched a program to deliver four free COVID-19 tests to every household in the country.1
Epidemiologists agree that access to testing is essential in the fight to control the pandemic, and this new initiative is a big step forward.2 It also shows how valuable and effective the U.S. Postal Service can be—and why we need to save it from destruction at the hands of Louis DeJoy.
Congress holds the keys to stopping DeJoy and saving the post office. They can confirm nominees to the postal Board of Governors who are committed to firing DeJoy. And they can pass legislation, like the Postal Service Reform Act, to stop DeJoy’s schemes. We have limited time to make our voices heard, and we need your help immediately.
Will you chip in $10 to Demand Progress and help call on the Senate to save the post office?
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Since DeJoy took office in 2020, on-time mail delivery has fallen to a measly 60%.3
This downturn in delivery is no accident. DeJoy has enacted a 10-year plan to slow the mail and raise prices.4 He is a longtime investor in the USPS’s competitors, and destroying the post office will line his pockets.
Unfortunately, a majority of the current USPS Board of Governors is allowing him to dismantle one of our oldest public services. In fact, with two seats remaining empty, the board convened to elect a staunch DeJoy ally as chair in order to shore up support for Trump’s postmaster general.5
Senators on both sides of the aisle have expressed concern about DeJoy’s actions, and they have the power to rein him in.6 That’s why we are calling on Congress to pass legislation and confirm Board of Governors nominees who are committed to the following goals: saving and expanding postal infrastructure, maintaining living wages and benefits for employees, and, most important, reining in DeJoy and addressing his financial conflicts of interest.
The U.S. COVID-19 response depends on the U.S. Postal Service. Demand Progress has helped mobilize more than 150,000 messages in the last year urging Congress to act. We must continue our fight to hold DeJoy accountable and fix the post office. Will you donate?
Yes, I’ll donate to Demand Progress and help save the post office!
Thanks for standing with us.
Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. USA Today, "At-home COVID test website launches early. How to order free testing kits from the government," January 19, 2022
2. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, "A renewed call for more rapid COVID-19 tests," accessed January 20, 2022
3. Independent, "Katie Porter decimates Louis DeJoy’s leadership of USPS with a sharpie," November 16, 2021
4. The Guardian, "
The fight to oust Louis DeJoy and his ‘disastrous’ austerity plan," January 12, 2022
5. Government Executive, "Postal Board Elects DeJoy Ally as New Chairman," January 12, 2022
6. CBS News, "Trump slams Senate Republicans for scheduling hearing with postmaster general," August 19, 2020
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