Ernst Works to Improve Mail Service for Iowans

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is working to improve mail service for Iowans by calling out the so-called “Delivering for America Plan” that has led to cut services and increased rates, disproportionately harming rural communities.

In Ernst’s letter to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors, she calls for a new Postmaster General who will pause this plan and prioritize the needs of rural consumers.

“The Postal Regulatory Commission’s recent advisory opinion on the Delivering for America Plan also stated, ‘Rural communities will experience disproportionate downgrading of service standards’ and that ‘the proposal is unlikely to significantly improve the financial health of the Postal Service for multiple reasons,’” wrote Ernst.

After Ernst worked to terminate electric vehicle waste at USPS through her Return to Sender Act, which would claw back any of the remaining $3 billion authorized in the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, she continued to expose this government waste.

“The Delivering for America Plan’s wasteful spending includes billions for purchasing electric Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) and charging infrastructure. Rather than buying vehicles with internal combustion engines that cost less per unit, the USPS announced plans to acquire at least 66,000 electric NGDVs. Unsurprisingly, this boondoggle is already way behind schedule - highlighting yet another failure of the Delivering for America Plan,” wrote Ernst.

Read the full letter here.

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