Rep. Dusty Johnson told a crowd it’s time to “turn up the heat” on the U.S. Postal Service following thousands of constituent complaints.
He held a U.S. Postal Service Round Table in Sioux Falls to continue discussions around the growing frustrations with the mail carrier. The round table included frustrated South Dakota residents and Texas Rep. Pete Sessions via zoom. Sessions serves as chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations. He’s previously investigated the USPS and been critical of its work in rural America.
USPS was invited to attend the town hall, but Johnson said the entity declined once they knew media was invited.
“When we’ve tried to get a response from locals, things have gone pretty good,” Johnson said. “Anytime we’ve ever tried to get a response from leadership further up the food chain, whether that be regional or national, I have been tremendously disappointed.”
Chairman Sessions pledged to discuss the issue with Rep. Johnson in South Dakota firsthand and bring the regional USPS there as well. Johnson called Sessions “proactive.”
