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Just a matter of time until DeJoy is given the heave-ho. DeJoy's future in jeopardy as Biden plans to replace key USPS governor https://www.rawstory.com/louis-dejoy-2655764004/ On Friday, The Washington Post reported that President Joe Biden is expected to announce he will not nominate Ron Bloom, the United States Postal Service board chairman and the board's most powerful supporter of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, for a new term when his current term expires at the end of the year. "The move casts doubt on DeJoy's future at the agency, said the three people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations," reported Jacob Bogage. "Biden's decision potentially gives liberals on the panel another crucial vote to oust the postmaster general, who can only be removed by the board of governors. The nine-member board currently is split with four Democrats, four Republicans and one independent, though Biden has only appointed three members." While Bloom is a Democrat, he was appointed by former President Donald Trump, who was required by law to balance control of the board between the parties. Bloom has consistently voiced support for DeJoy, continually frustrating efforts to remove him. DeJoy, a former executive for XPO Logistics, has been controversial from the start. In 2020, he was accused of slowing the mail down to frustrate the counting of absentee ballots in the presidential election — an accusation that he denies. This year, he began implementing a long-term cost-saving plan for USPS that, among other things, slows down delivery of some first-class mail and hikes postage rates. He has also faced an FBI investigation for an apparent political fundraising scheme where he allegedly pressured employees to make improper donations.
House passes bill to ease Postal Service financial woes The long-awaited legislation addresses operational and financial issues at the cash-strapped agency. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/08/house-passes-bipartisan-postal-reform-bill-00006722 Long-awaited legislation overhauling the Postal Service’s finances and operations sailed through the House Tuesday. The bipartisan legislation passed the chamber in a 342-92 vote, despite controversy over the head of the Postal Service that had threatened to tank Republican support for the legislation. “This bill is an agreement to fix some of the serious problems that have been looming over the Post Office for years and threatening its financial stability,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), one of the lawmakers leading the legislation. The vote caps off a bipartisan push in both chambers to address yearslong financial insolvency at the Postal Service, stemming from several entrenched problems, including an agency requirement to prefund retiree health benefits. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it also enjoys considerable bipartisan support. Among its provisions, the bill would require Postal Service retirees to enroll in Medicare and eliminates the requirement that the agency prefund its retiree health benefits for 75 years in the future, saving the beleaguered agency tens of billions of dollars over the next decade. It would also mandate that the Postal Service create a dashboard with performance data and continue to deliver at least six days each week. Advocates for the service have long sought the elimination of the pre-funding requirement, arguing the Postal Service was burdened with an expensive mandate not imposed on other agencies. The head of the Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, told lawmakers last year the repeal of the mandate was one of their “key requests” to Congress. “The Postal Service thanks the leadership of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform for their thoughtful, bipartisan collaboration to pass the much needed Postal Service Reform Act,” DeJoy said in a statement. A number of groups had also offered their support for the legislation, such as Amazon and Hallmark, along with postal unions such as the American Postal Workers Union and the National Association of Letter Carriers. The White House has also said it supports the legislation. DeJoy, an ally of former President Donald Trump, has continued to face political headwinds. Democrats have heavily criticized DeJoy over cuts he implemented to stem the agency’s losses. The cash-strapped agency lost $1.3 billion last quarter, though it is currently implementing a plan to reverse its losses over the next decade. According to the Postal Service, without congressional action, the agency will run out of funds for operational expenses by the 2023 fiscal year, and its fund for retiree health benefits will be depleted by the 2030 fiscal year. Less clear, though, is how long DeJoy will continue to serve at the head of the Postal Service despite Democrats’ opposition. The nine White House-appointed governors of the Postal Service’s board would have to take action to remove DeJoy, and several of President Joe Biden’s nominees to the board are still awaiting confirmation by the full Senate. No more than five of the board’s governor can belong to the same political party. President of the American Postal Workers Union Mark Dimondstein said that he was pleased with the bill's strong bipartisan support but that Tuesday's passage was only "half the battle." Some might call it a "skinny" bill, he said, but it addresses the major issues facing the agency. “The American Postal Workers Union fully supports the legislation,” Dimondstein said in an interview. “We think it's good for the postal public. We think it's good for the public Postal Service, and we think it's good for postal workers.”
Louis DeJoy Can Be Fired As Biden Now Has A Majority On Postal Service Board https://www.politicususa.com/2022/05/13/louis-dejoy-postal-service-board.html