COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Halfway through February and the mail is still moving slow for millions of Americans, and in the coming months, it could move even slower.

Only 38 percent of the mail was delivered on time by the end of 2020, something the United States Postal Service (USPS) admitted in court.

A new plan proposed by Postmaster General Louis Dejoy aims to eliminate two-day delivery and raise the prices for First Class Postage.

The proposal comes after the USPS reported losses of more than $59 billion in 2020, even as revenue for the USPS rose.

In a statement to NBC News, Dejoy said, in part, “This work is not only needed, it is long overdue,” but declined to go into specifics.

This could make things worse for millions of working-class families and seniors who were already hit hard by the mail delay in 2020. Read more at NBC Columbus, OH