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John,

Delivery slowdowns and increased prices at the U.S. Postal Service are moving forward as Trump-appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy advances Republicans’ long-term plan to privatize the USPS.

With a combination of higher prices for purchasing stamps and shipping packages, office closures in rural areas, and layoffs for already-marginalized communities, DeJoy has begun employing multiple policies that deliberately hurt the USPS.

Republicans would like us to believe the post office is in trouble, but in fact, DFA members stood together to help pass the Postal Service Reform Act, which gives the USPS the ability to bring in additional revenue by offering new products and services, from bus and subway passes, to check cashing and WiFi access.

Not surprisingly, Louis DeJoy is still refusing to implement any of these new policies that would save the post office. That’s why we need you to tell him and the USPS Board of Governors to stop slowing down mail and raising prices and instead expand products and services to bring in new revenue.

The push to privatize the USPS is because of its success, not because it is struggling.

DeJoy is dragging his feet on creating new revenue streams for the USPS because when the Postal Service looks like it’s in financial trouble, politicians have an excuse to push for privatization. If DeJoy simply allowed post offices to offer new services as Congress has already authorized him to do, the USPS would thrive.

The fact of the matter is that the Postal Service is one of the oldest, most unifying, and inclusive institutions in our country. It provides essential services to the American people, particularly minority and rural communities that rely on it for medications, voting, food and social security and Medicare checks.

These essential needs are now threatened at the hands of Trump’s Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who is still working to undercut the Postal Service.

From selling new products like hunting licenses, or paying off parking tickets to electric vehicle charging stations, the list of new services and products the USPS can provide is huge, all it takes to make it a reality is Louis DeJoy and the USPS Board of Governors taking action.

So please tell Louis DeJoy and the USPS Board of Governors to stop slowing down mail and raising prices and instead expand products and services to bring in new revenue.

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- Tre

Tre Graves
Digital Organizing Coordinator
Democracy for America