In December 2024, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., became angry with DeJoy when discussing his plan to slow down delivery for some mail, which is expected to disproportionately impact rural areas. “I hate this plan and I’m going to do everything I can to kill it,” Hawley said.
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led members of the Missouri Congressional delegation—including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Ann Wagner (Mo.), Robert Onder (Mo.), Jason Smith (Mo.), Sam Graves (Mo.), and Eric Burlison (Mo.) — in sending a letter to USPS Inspector General Tammy Hull requesting an audit of the St. Louis region mail network. This letter follows up on a request the Senator made for an audit of the region nearly a year ago, but the USPS Office of Inspector General chose not to focus on the St. Louis region and instead sent workers to the Kansas City region.“Reliable mail service is essential, and these ongoing failures are unacceptable,” said Senator Hawley. “Given the continued problems in the St. Louis area, we urge you once again to conduct a targeted audit of postal facilities and distribution centers in St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and the City of St. Louis. Identifying and addressing the root causes of these service failures is critical to restoring trust in USPS operations in the region.”
Senator Hawley has been a consistent champion of rural mail delivery and repeatedly excoriated USPS leadership for proposals that would further disenfranchise Americans living outside cities.
Read the full letter here or below.
Source: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley