Time to rid ourselves of the Postmaster General

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a megadonor to former President Donald Trump, insisted during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday that he plans to remain at the head of the U.S. Postal Service "for a long time."

But President Joe Biden took a step late Wednesday afternoon that Democratic lawmakers are hoping will mark the beginning of the end of DeJoy's tenure, which has been characterized by scandal, precipitous declines in Postal Service performance, and accusations of deliberate sabotage of America's most popular government institution.

"My hope is the newly constituted board will do the right thing and bring in a new, qualified postmaster general."
—Rep. Gerry Connolly

As DeJoy on Wednesday faced heated questioning on his past operational changes at USPS as well as his future plans to raise costs and further slow mail delivery, Biden nominated three officials to fill existing vacancies on the Postal Service Board of Governors, the body with the authority to replace the postmaster general.

According to the Washington Post, Biden has "named two Democrats and a voting rights advocate to fill three of the four openings on the Postal Service's governing board...: Ron Stroman, the Postal Service's recently retired deputy postmaster general; Amber McReynolds, the chief executive of the National Vote at Home Institute; and Anton Hajjar, the former general counsel of the American Postal Workers Union."
"If all three win Senate confirmation," the Post noted, "the nine-member board would be made up of equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans with McReynolds, whose organization is a darling of left-leaning groups, as the lone independent."

Congressional Democrats who have been urging Biden to take action to get rid of DeJoy applauded the president's nominees as solid choices and called on the Senate to swiftly confirm them.

"Our entire country is fed up with USPS leadership. Something needs to change and that change begins here," Pascrell tweeted. "This is a key step, but only the start. I continue to urge POTUS to remove all the sitting governors, who've been complicit. Once they're replaced, DeJoy should be sent packing.https://www.rawstory.com/us-post-office/
 
floridafan said:
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a megadonor to former President Donald Trump, insisted during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday that he plans to remain at the head of the U.S. Postal Service "for a long time."

But President Joe Biden took a step late Wednesday afternoon that Democratic lawmakers are hoping will mark the beginning of the end of DeJoy's tenure, which has been characterized by scandal, precipitous declines in Postal Service performance, and accusations of deliberate sabotage of America's most popular government institution.

"My hope is the newly constituted board will do the right thing and bring in a new, qualified postmaster general."
—Rep. Gerry Connolly

As DeJoy on Wednesday faced heated questioning on his past operational changes at USPS as well as his future plans to raise costs and further slow mail delivery, Biden nominated three officials to fill existing vacancies on the Postal Service Board of Governors, the body with the authority to replace the postmaster general.

According to the Washington Post, Biden has "named two Democrats and a voting rights advocate to fill three of the four openings on the Postal Service's governing board...: Ron Stroman, the Postal Service's recently retired deputy postmaster general; Amber McReynolds, the chief executive of the National Vote at Home Institute; and Anton Hajjar, the former general counsel of the American Postal Workers Union."
"If all three win Senate confirmation," the Post noted, "the nine-member board would be made up of equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans with McReynolds, whose organization is a darling of left-leaning groups, as the lone independent."

Congressional Democrats who have been urging Biden to take action to get rid of DeJoy applauded the president's nominees as solid choices and called on the Senate to swiftly confirm them.

"Our entire country is fed up with USPS leadership. Something needs to change and that change begins here," Pascrell tweeted. "This is a key step, but only the start. I continue to urge POTUS to remove all the sitting governors, who've been complicit. Once they're replaced, DeJoy should be sent packing.https://www.rawstory.com/us-post-office/
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They are working on it, it is not a position one can just fire them, but there is a backdoor method and the wheels are already turning on that.
 
Yes, by all means. Just look at what he did!

February 3, 2015

As New Postal Leader Takes Charge, Obama Calls for Major USPS Reforms



President Obama renewed his longstanding call to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service in his fiscal 2016 budget, saying the agency must be reformed to ensure its future viability.

Just one day after the Postal Service swore in its new postmaster general -- Megan Brennan -- Obama called for sweeping changes to modernize the cash-strapped agency, which the White House said would save a total of $36 billion over 11 years.

Obama’s recommendations borrowed from recent legislative proposals that have failed to make their way through Congress, pulling no punches on the most controversial elements of postal reform.

Obama proposed the Postal Service cut Saturday mail delivery after volume declines to a level the White House expects USPS to hit in late 2018, a structure similar to the one put forward last Congress by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del.

The president’s plan would also allow USPS to phase out to-the-door delivery in favor of centralized or curbside delivery, while codifying the current policy of not closing rural post offices.

The White House pitched increasing revenue by providing postal management with more flexibility in creating new business opportunities, as well as boosting cooperation with state and local governments to offer services at post offices.

Additionally, the budget plan called for making permanent the emergency price increase set to expire this year.

The Obama administration has included similar postal reform measures in previous budgets.

Also on Monday, newly sworn in Postmaster General Brennan sent a letter to employees: “We have a lot of momentum as an organization today,” Brennan wrote, “despite our financial challenges. We continue to take prudent steps to bring our costs and revenues into better alignment. However, the way we are structured today and the way we serve the public today will not be adequate to fully meet the demands of tomorrow's marketplace.”

Cuts will be among the necessary changes, she said.




https://www.govexec.com/management/2015/02/new-postal-leader-takes-charge-obama-calls-major-usps-reforms/104394/[/QUOTE]

Oh, wait, that was one of Obama's Postmasters.
 
BidenPresident said:
Right, Biden nominated new people to the board that can then fire him.
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Bingo! Sad part is they will never be able to convict him for election interference because he has "plausible deniability", unlike some others that are probably going to get criminal charges filed against them.
 
Legion said:
Yes, by all means. Just look at what he did!

February 3, 2015

As New Postal Leader Takes Charge, Obama Calls for Major USPS Reforms



President Obama renewed his longstanding call to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service in his fiscal 2016 budget, saying the agency must be reformed to ensure its future viability.

Just one day after the Postal Service swore in its new postmaster general -- Megan Brennan -- Obama called for sweeping changes to modernize the cash-strapped agency, which the White House said would save a total of $36 billion over 11 years.

Obama’s recommendations borrowed from recent legislative proposals that have failed to make their way through Congress, pulling no punches on the most controversial elements of postal reform.

Obama proposed the Postal Service cut Saturday mail delivery after volume declines to a level the White House expects USPS to hit in late 2018, a structure similar to the one put forward last Congress by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del.

The president’s plan would also allow USPS to phase out to-the-door delivery in favor of centralized or curbside delivery, while codifying the current policy of not closing rural post offices.

The White House pitched increasing revenue by providing postal management with more flexibility in creating new business opportunities, as well as boosting cooperation with state and local governments to offer services at post offices.

Additionally, the budget plan called for making permanent the emergency price increase set to expire this year.

The Obama administration has included similar postal reform measures in previous budgets.

Also on Monday, newly sworn in Postmaster General Brennan sent a letter to employees: “We have a lot of momentum as an organization today,” Brennan wrote, “despite our financial challenges. We continue to take prudent steps to bring our costs and revenues into better alignment. However, the way we are structured today and the way we serve the public today will not be adequate to fully meet the demands of tomorrow's marketplace.”

Cuts will be among the necessary changes, she said.




https://www.govexec.com/management/2015/02/new-postal-leader-takes-charge-obama-calls-major-usps-reforms/104394/
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Oh, wait, that was one of Obama's Postmasters.
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This is just another example of Trump hiring totally unqualified people. They are chosen simply because of their support for trump, or their donations to the Party. Qualifications meant nothing.
 
floridafan said:
Oh, wait, that was one of Obama's Postmasters. [/spoiler]
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This is just another example of Trump hiring totally unqualified people. They are chosen simply because of their support for trump, or their donations to the Party. Qualifications meant nothing.[/QUOTE]

Yeup, and Postmaster General is the highest paid job in the civil services.
 
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