Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown

[Jilly_in_VA]

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia said Wednesday he wants Congress to have more control over selecting the U.S. postmaster general after a mail-service breakdown in his state.

Ossoff’s proposed Postmaster General Reform Act would require the U.S. Senate to confirm a president’s appointment to the role. Right now, the position is appointed by the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors without confirmation from Congress. The legislation would also allow postmaster generals to stay in office for a maximum of two five-year terms. The position currently has no term limits.

“The execution debacle by the U.S. Postal Service in Georgia has been a failure of leadership and a failure of management, and it has reflected the incompetent leadership and the incompetent management of the postmaster general himself,” Ossoff said at a news conference Wednesday.

Lawmakers across states have criticized DeJoy for his management of the Postal Service. The legislation comes as DeJoy has tried to squash concerns from election officials throughout the country that the postal system is not prepared to handle a rush of mail-in ballots ahead of the November election.

https://apnews.com/article/louis-dejoy-postmaster-postal-mail-jon-ossoff-73284ac15539bdb9923a6280b38ffb0a

It's about damn time! DeJoy(less) should be dismissed with prejudice. No pension for you, dude!

[AllaN01Bear]

1. ""

[NoSheep]

2. YES. Get this done!

[Happy Hoosier]

3. Quality of service definitely declined

I had a package go through eleven loops before me second complaint call finally got someone to intercept it and get it to me.

I have a 2 day express mail package which is now 2 days late.

[Pinback]

4. Thank you, Sen. Ossoff!

As one of his constituents, I can attest that our USPS mail service is pathetic — as it is around the country. I recently mailed a birthday card across town a week before the recipient’s birthday, with no intervening holiday. It took TWO weeks to arrive!


This had gone on too long two years ago. DeJoy needs to go pronto.

[LPBBEAR]

5. I live in Central Washington state

My Son lives about 15 miles to the west of us. We used to have a mail distribution center about 15 miles to the east of us. DeJoy shut that distribution center down and sold the building. He moved the distribution center about 150 miles to the east of us.
Recently my Son sent me a birthday card. That card went sailing past us on the same highway and then sailed past the old distribution center 15 miles to the east of us and then traveled the 150 miles east to the new distribution center where it then sat overnight and was postmarked and sent back 150 miles plus 15 miles more to the west to finally arrive here several days later.

It used to take one day.

Fire that incompetent POS.

[Rebl2]

6. I agree

He should be fired and no pension. Mail service horrible in KC area too.

[slightlv]

10. It ain't all that great in Leavenworth, either!

Mail comes at completely irregular times. One day we may not get any mail. The next day, the guy comes by and puts stuff in our box three different times during the day, including at night. Since it takes forever to send something in the mail and have it get to its destination, I've all but stopped using it. When we *have* to mail something, I have hubby take it directly to the post office. I don't know if that helps get it there faster, but at least I know it got acted upon!

The three daily trips to the mailbox are a real gas... not a big deal, but when did THAT start happening???

[Rebl2]

19. Part

Of it is they have new employees who don’t know the routes as well as the regular mail carrier.
We only have a P.O. Box and sometimes that doesn’t even help, for example, we get someone else mail or we never get a piece of mail. My husband worked at usps for thirty-four years until he retired in 2017. Things were going downhill then and got much worse when trump put Dejoy in as postmaster.

[rubbersole]

7. How DeJoy is still there completely baffles me.

There has to be something he has done that's actionable. He's slimy.

[Coexist]

8. Thank you!

[Cha]

9. TY & Sen Ossoff!

[slightlv]

11. This is where you can start screaming

about free and fair elections. People not getting ballots in time, or ballots not being postmarked or delivered in time. How many elections has DeJoy been through now? And it seems like he just keeps degrading the service more and more.

[KS Toronado]

12. Since the White House & Congress hasn't fired NoJoy

I'm assuming their hands are tied somehow. Maybe it's time for President Biden to start
using his new immunity powers the SCOTUS gave him. Send Federal Marshalls over to
his office, make him sign a resignation letter and haul his worthless ass out of there!

And if he refuses, "OK then Biden will use his immunity powers to put you in Federal prison
for 20 years with no early parole for good behavior." "Here's your orange clothes, let's go"

[pansypoo53219]

13. wHY IS DEJOY STILL THERE??? can't biden replace that magat?

[DENVERPOPS]

14. Good luck

Good luck with the Republicans in the House and Senate EVER approving that happening...............Even with us having a simple majority, McConnell will do just like he has done many times before, making the vote needing a 2/3 majority to win approval.....

DeJoy, in the last elections, has devoted himself to destroy mail in voting, and to interfere with it at every turn.
As an added Bonus, he is working non-stop to obliterate the USPS, AND to destroy one of the largest UNIONs, if not THE largest union in the entire U.S.

[questionseverything]

17. If we have the majority, we should make the rules

We just need lawmakers with the spine to do so

[GenThePerservering]

15. Biden can't replace DeJoy

The USPS Board of Governors can only do that. It's why this proposal gives congress more oversight.

I run a small mail order business - my revenue depends mostly on the USPS to get my shipments to my customers pronto. They are doing a STELLAR job.

But it's not because of De Joyless, it's in spite of him.

[Ladythatvotesblue]

20. Rural carriers

Work their butts off. At least mine does and often goes above and beyond.
The USPS deserves a better person at the top,
Dejoy is a disgrace to the postal service.

[UTUSN]

16. Knr

[UpInArms]

18. DeJoy has taken all of

de joy from the usps

[NNadir]

21. We almost lost our auto insurance because the bill came...

...three weeks late. Earlier this year a check we sent to the electric company in the mail was stolen and washed. (Thankfully our bank caught it.) We had to close our checking account, contact the holders of all outstanding checks and rewrite new checks.

None of this kind of stuff happened before this incompetent fraud was installed by Trump.

It's a disgrace he's still there.

[oldmanlynn]

22. If we have friendly Democrats on the board of Governors

Then why can’t the board of governors all come together and replace dejoy