Hageman calls for U.S. Postal Service plan to be suspended

CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., signed a letter to President Trump, led by Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., calling on the president to suspend the U.S. Postal Service’s “Delivering for America” (DFA) plan, citing its harmful impact on rural and remote communities.

Hageman and her colleagues expressed serious concerns over how key elements of the plan have created significant delays and inefficiencies, particularly for rural Americans who rely heavily on USPS for essential services.

“USPS has a fundamental duty to serve all Americans, including and especially those in rural and remote areas,” Hageman said in a news release. “Unfortunately, the so-called ‘Delivering for America’ plan has resulted in substantial delays for U.S. citizens. ”

The DFA plan, introduced in 2021, was intended as a 10-year strategy to address USPS’s financial challenges and operational inefficiencies.

However, the plan’s facility consolidations and the Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) initiative will disproportionately affect rural communities, the release said.

Centralizing smaller processing facilities into regional hubs has resulted in mail being carried longer distances, sometimes across state lines, before being delivered locally, significantly delaying mail delivery timelines.

This story was published on January 24, 2025.