Postmaster DeJoy and USPS comments on meeting with Bennet, Hickenlooper

“The Postmaster General explained these challenges are directly connected to the nature of rural and contract routes, and the hiring challenges connected to the local cost of living and housing,” the release states. “Furthermore that these pressures have occurred simultaneous with an increase in the number of local delivery points and package deliveries.”

The release states that in response to these challenges, the Postmaster General indicated during the Capitol Hill office meeting that response teams have been deployed to guide local efforts, that people resources from local communities and a neighboring state have been sent and he offered a periodic check in to report on progress.