Wagner Slams St. Louis USPS Mismanagement, Calls for Immediate Firings

Ballwin, MO – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after the audit of St. Louis-area postal operations:

“The utter mismanagement of St. Louis area postal facilities has been a stain on our region that has severely impacted Missourians for too long.  I have repeatedly called for an audit and now that I have seen the results, it’s clear the problem is worse than we ever thought.  This goes beyond mere incompetence. Bad leadership and completely ineffective management have stopped Missourians from getting vital medications and legal documents and robbed citizens seeking to vote by mail of the opportunity to have their vote counted.  Our community deserves a Postal Service that fulfills its core responsibility—delivering mail—instead of abandoning basic job responsibilities like showing up and answering the phone.

“I have requested multiple meetings with previous and new leadership to address these issues.  The United States Postal Service serves the public, and such flagrant disregard for accountability is completely unacceptable.  The results of this audit demand an immediate and severe response: those in charge must be fired and new management must come in to clean house and ensure the Postal Service gets back to a level of service that families, workers, and small businesses can depend on for their day-to-day needs.  The people of Missouri deserve better, and they will get it.”   

Read the audit here.