Dear Friend,
Louis DeJoy just defied President Biden—in order to undermine an effort to
electrify the post office's vehicle fleet.
DeJoy took billions of dollars of taxpayer money intended for an
all-electric vehicle fleet and spent it on gas-guzzling delivery trucks
that will stay on the roads and destroy the climate for decades to come.^1
This is just the latest example of why Congress must rein in DeJoy’s
outrageous maneuvers and save the U.S. Postal Service by passing the
Postal Service Reform Act. Demand Progress is rallying support to ensure
it does just that.
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Since DeJoy took office in 2020, on-time mail delivery has fallen to a
measly 60%.^4
To be clear, DeJoy’s defiance of Biden’s climate agenda makes no financial
sense. While electric trucks are more expensive up front, they cost almost
nothing to operate and maintain. In fact, they’d save the agency $4.3
billion in the long run.^2
DeJoy’s reckless decision flies in the face of his claims that he cares
about the post office's finances.
The Postal Service is a vital public institution, delivering mail even
where it’s not profitable for private companies to do so, anywhere in
America. Yet the agency receives no regular taxpayer funding, is under
onerous financing requirements passed by a Republican Congress during the
Bush administration, and is forced to compete with the likes of FedEx. The
result is a financial mess that DeJoy is exploiting as part of his master
plan to destroy the post office.^3
The Postal Service Reform Act would not only provide much-needed funding,
but it would allow retired postal workers to enroll in Medicare and end a
Republican mandate that the agency cover its health care costs an absurd
75 years in advance. The two steps would save the agency $50 billion over
the next decade.^4
The measure has enormous bipartisan support and has already passed the
House. But now one Republican—Sen. Rick Scott of Florida—is keeping it
from becoming law.^5 Demand Progress has helped deliver tens of thousands
of messages to Congress in support of saving the post office. Now that the
battle is in the Senate, it’s time to make sure that senators feel the
pressure from their constituents.
[ [link removed] ]Demand Progress is working to get the Postal Service Reform Act across
the finish line, to fight back against Louis DeJoy’s attempt tear down
this vital government service. Will you chip in?
Thanks for standing with us.
Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. Bloomberg, "USPS Seals Gasoline-Trucks Deal, Shunning Biden EV Plea,"
[ [link removed] ]February 23, 2022
2. Mother Jones, "Louis DeJoy’s Latest Scandal: A Fleet of Gas-Guzzling
Mail Trucks," [ [link removed] ]February 7, 2022
3. Ibid.
4. CNN, "What the USPS overhaul bill means for you," [ [link removed] ]February 15, 2022
5. CNN, "Push for swift passage of Postal Service overhaul bill hits snag
in the Senate," [ [link removed] ]February 14, 2022
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