For the first time in at least three years, House Oversight Government Operations Subcommittee members on June 24, 2025 heard from customers about the devastating effects of the Delivering for America Plan, according to the National Newspaper Association.
Witnesses representing traditional mail products, packages and outside advocacy groups for taxpayers and the parcel industry were united in criticizing the excessive rate increases and service degradation that has occurred over the last four years.
Only the head of the National Association of Letter Carriers expressed any support for the plan but also condemned its network changes and service reductions.
NNA advocate Rafe Morrissey attended the meeting June 24, 2025 on behalf of its community newspaper members. Overall, the meeting was amiable. High points for NNA members included the following:
• Strong support for the last mile delivery;
• Encouragement to pause the failing Delivering for America plan. All the groups representing customer stakeholders rejected the intentional degradation of service at the center of the DFA approach;
• Strong opposition to the July postage increase; and,
• Widespread support for allowing the USPS to reduce its obligation for retiree benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and investing existing assets in private funds.
Subcommittee members listened attentively to the testimony — Democrats expressed opposition to privatization and Republicans were interested in cost cutting opportunities. Mailing industry witnesses expressed support for public-private partnerships as a soliton to reduce costs while leveraging the USPS’s last mile network.
