LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Louisville’s mail delays are getting national attention.
Louisville Rep. Morgan McGarvey addressed the city’s mail delays on the House floor Thursday, ahead of his expected visit the Gardiner Lane Regional Post Office in Louisville Friday.
A U.S. Postal Service employee said they’re being told to get things cleaned up at the facility before McGarvey’s visit.
President Donald Trump is talking about privatizing the USPS, putting it under the control of the Commerce Department in what would amount to an executive branch takeover of the independent agency.
The move, Trump said, would stop losses at the $78 billion-a-year agency that has struggled to balance the books with the decline of first-class mail. But the Postal Service and postal unions have fought, and are expected to continue fighting, against that.
“Since before Christmas, I’ve heard from Louisvillians every day about mail delays. I’ve heard from people who haven’t received paychecks, prescriptions or W-2s,” McGarvey, D-Kentucky’s 3rd District, said. “One woman told me she received a bill so late, she owed more in late fees than she did on the bill. What concerns me is that if the Trump Administration gets its way, things will get worse.”
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