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BigBearJohn

(11,410 posts)
Wed May 18, 2022, 10:15 AM May 2022

Pascrell Calls on New Postal Board Members to Finally Fire DeJoy

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today praised the Senate confirmation of Dan Tangherlini and Derek Kan to the United States Postal Service (USPS) board of governors, which creates a majority of appointees named by President Biden, and called on the governors to finally replace disgraced Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

“The first order of business for these new board members should be at long last removing Louis DeJoy from authority,” said Rep. Pascrell, who was the first member of Congress to demand DeJoy’s ouster by the board. “DeJoy’s record is one of corruption and deconstruction. Louis DeJoy’s mismanagement of the post office has caused nationwide delays in mail delivery, and his rampant financial conflicts of interest have badly weakened Americans’ confidence in their post office. This damage will take a long time to repair. There are no more excuses. The postal board must act decisively in the public interest and show Louis DeJoy the door.”

On January 25, 2021, Pascrell became the first member of Congress calling on President Biden to fire the entire Postal Board of Governors sitting before his election for their silence and complicity in DeJoy’s ongoing sabotage of postal operations. In February, Pascrell immediately praised the nominations by President Biden of the three new nominees to the USPS Board of Governors and on March 18, Pascrell and Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03) led over 50 House Democrats urging Biden to immediately remove the then-sitting USPS Board of Governors.

On June 3, 2021, Pascrell called on President Biden’s first three new postal board members to remove DeJoy.

Since this postal crisis began, Rep. Pascrell has aggressively demanded accountability from USPS. On May 21, 2020, Pascrell wrote to USPS Inspector General Tammy Whitcomb demanding an investigation of turmoil at the USPS, stemming from a pattern of interference engineered by the Trump administration in its efforts to destabilize the post office.

SOURCE: https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/pascrell-calls-on-new-postal-board-members-to-finally-fire-dejoy/

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Pascrell Calls on New Postal Board Members to Finally Fire DeJoy (Original Post) BigBearJohn May 2022 OP
Couldnt happen too soon quakerboy May 2022 #1
And fine his Traildogbob May 2022 #2
'bout time! Can we bill DeJoy for this? Botany May 2022 #3
Yes! Please. K&R crickets May 2022 #4
Hope he's not the only Dem calling for this. senseandsensibility May 2022 #5
I can think of one Democrat in particular that I'd really like to have weigh in quakerboy May 2022 #6
Exactly. senseandsensibility May 2022 #7

quakerboy

(13,919 posts)
1. Couldnt happen too soon
Wed May 18, 2022, 01:07 PM
May 2022

I hope they get right on that.

USPS is still more reliable than the other delivery services, but Id love to get back to the service levels they provided pre-trump. Things that used to arrive in 24 hours or less are still taking 3-4 days.

Botany

(70,489 posts)
3. 'bout time! Can we bill DeJoy for this?
Wed May 18, 2022, 01:12 PM
May 2022

A wrecked almost new mail sorting machine so as to sabotage the USPS and mail in ballots for the
2020 election.

quakerboy

(13,919 posts)
6. I can think of one Democrat in particular that I'd really like to have weigh in
Thu May 19, 2022, 02:13 AM
May 2022

That being the one at the top

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