U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) are applauding the news that the United States Postal Service (USPS) would pause the proposed plan to eliminate mail processing at Processing and Distribution Centers through the end of 2024. This announcement comes after Duckworth and Durbin vocally pushed against this proposed change which would exacerbate already-delayed mail delivery throughout Illinois, especially in the state’s rural communities.
Duckworth and Durbin vocally pushed against the proposed ‘disastrous’ changes which posed a risk to on-time mail service in rural communities and could put dozens of hard-working Illinoisans out of work. The two noted far too many families depend on the postal service to conduct business, vote, pay bills, receive lifesaving prescription drugs, get their Social Security checks and stay in touch with loved ones to be left with a decimated service. Durbin and Duckworth say they will keep pushing to ensure a robust, efficient and reliable mail system is accessible to all Illinoisans and work to avoid changes that would cause severe delays Illinois families simply cannot afford.”
The Processing and Distribution Centers in Champaign, Peoria, Milan and Springfield, Illinois were scheduled for elimination.
The earlier consolidation of Processing and Distribution Centers out of Southern Illinois to St. Louis is often blamed for slow mail delivery across the local area.
Last month, Duckworth and Durbin called out USPS leadership for unsustainable price hikes and poor service as Forever stamps are slated to rise to 73 cents in July.
