Hawley Introduces USPS Bonus Ban Bill After $25 Billion Losses and Sub-95% Delivery
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Hawley Introduces USPS Bonus Ban Bill After $25 Billion Losses and Sub-95% Delivery
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22
Summary
Josh Hawley unveiled the "No Bonuses for Bad Service Act," which would bar USPS governors from awarding extra pay to the postmaster general or deputy in any year on-time delivery stays below 95%.
The Missouri Republican tied the bill to USPS losses of $25 billion over the past three fiscal years, rising postage rates and worsening service that he says has left some rural residents waiting weeks for mail.
More than $2 million in extra compensation has gone to postmasters general over the past decade, Hawley's office said, including over $567,000 during Louis DeJoy's final three years and $170,000 already paid to David Steiner.
The proposal follows Hawley's June 24 clash with Steiner over bonuses and service failures, and comes as Hawley separately investigates USPS over delivery problems and its use of outside restructuring consultants.