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Federal lawmakers continue to pressure USPS for answers on metro Atlanta mail delays – WSB-TV Channel 2

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Federal lawmakers continue to pressure USPS for answers on metro Atlanta mail delays – WSB-TV Channel 2

PALMETTO, Ga. — On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff continued to pressure the U.S. Postal Service over ongoing delays in mail delivery in metro Atlanta.

It’s the latest step the senator has taken to get answers from residents as the federal agency remains under fire for months over delivery delays and other issues related to the opening and operating a new distribution center in Palmetto.

A group of members of the Georgia House of Representatives toured the facility Monday, weeks after Sen. Ossoff himself was taken to the troubled distribution center.

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Ossoff sent a new letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday urging him to resolve ongoing mail delays and requested another update by Monday as the 60-day deadline set by DeJoy to restore normal service is getting closer.

DeJoy set that deadline for April 16 while testifying under oath at a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing.

Ossoff said in a statement that as the 60-day deadline approaches, he is again asking for updates on USPS on-time delivery statistics and whether DeJoy will be able to meet the deadline he was fixed.

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“I want to reiterate that there is an urgent need for USPS delivery performance in Georgia to improve immediately. Georgians are tired of waiting. They deserve better. » Senator Ossoff wrote to DeJoy. “And as I have said repeatedly, the postal workers who work diligently every day to deliver the mail on time deserve the infrastructure and management skills that allow them to do it. As USPS CEO, it is your responsibility to provide this leadership.

The senator went further by saying that the fault was not the postal workers, who “have a difficult job. It’s a matter of management, competent management,” citing his comments after the May 30 Palmetto facility tour.

Similar sentiments were shared by Georgia congressmen after they toured the Palmetto distribution center on Monday.

“They obviously had problems delivering the mail,” Rep. Mike Collins said. “They still have problems delivering the mail.”

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