{"id":36232,"date":"2024-09-06T08:25:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T13:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=36232"},"modified":"2024-09-06T08:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T13:25:53","slug":"senator-shelley-moore-capito-r-w-va-statement-on-charleston-postal-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2024\/09\/06\/senator-shelley-moore-capito-r-w-va-statement-on-charleston-postal-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Statement on Charleston Postal Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CHARLESTON, W.Va.<\/strong> \u2013 9\/5\/24 &#8211; Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following the news that the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center will continue operating at full capacity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am pleased about the news that USPS will now maintain additional mail processes than previously planned at the Charleston facility. While this is a win for West Virginia\u2019s mail service, I still have concerns that need to be addressed. Not only do many West Virginians work at this facility, but others depend on it for reliable and timely mail delivery, which is why it is important that the facility is maintained with its current operations or with enhanced services. As I have conveyed directly to Postmaster DeJoy throughout this entire process, I am hopeful that USPS will continue to reevaluate its future plans to better serve West Virginians,\u201d\u00a0<strong>Senator Capito said<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout this process, Senator Capito has remained active on this issue and has spoken personally with Postmaster General DeJoy and other local officials on the matter.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In December 2023<\/strong>, Senator Capito penned a letter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capito.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/capito-presses-usps-postmaster-general-for-answers-on-future-of-charleston-facility\">pressing<\/a>\u00a0USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy asking for clarity regarding the future of the facility and stressed the importance of the center to West Virginia and its employees. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capito.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/12-07-2023_usps_letter.pdf\">here<\/a>\u00a0to read the letter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On January 9, 2024<\/strong>, Senator Capito\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capito.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/capito-disappointed-in-usps-responses-regarding-charleston-facilitys-future\">expressed<\/a>\u00a0her disappointment in the USPS response letter, which can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capito.senate.gov\/download\/01-08-2024-usps-response-on-charleston-facility\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On February 1, 2024<\/strong>, Senator Capito released a statement on the USPS\u2019s initial findings for the Charleston facility. Senator Capito also encouraged West Virginians to submit written comments and voice their support for the USPS facility. You can read the senator\u2019s statement\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capito.senate.gov\/news\/in-the-news\/us-sen-capito-statement-on-uspss-initial-findings-for-charleston-facility\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On February 27, 2024<\/strong>, Senators Capito and Manchin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capito.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/capito-manchin-urge-usps-to-reevaluate-initial-mail-processing-facility-review-findings\">submitted a letter<\/a>\u00a0to Postmaster General DeJoy to express their concerns with the initial findings of the USPS Mail Processing Facility Review (MPFR) of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&amp;DC).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On April 2, 2024<\/strong>, Senator Capito\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capito.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/capito-expresses-disappointment-on-uspss-final-decision-for-charleston-facility\">released a statement<\/a>\u00a0on USPS\u2019s final decision to shrink the Charleston facility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On May 8, 2024<\/strong>, Senator Capito joined a bipartisan group of 21 of her Senate colleagues in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capito.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/capito-colleagues-call-on-postal-service-to-pause-planned-changes-to-mail-delivery-network\">a letter to USPS General DeJoy<\/a>\u00a0calling on USPS to pause planned changes to its processing and delivery network that could slow down mail delivery until the potential impacts are further studied by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) and addressed by the Postal Service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PEN-NEWS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29060 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PEN-NEWS-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PEN-NEWS-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PEN-NEWS.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHARLESTON, W.Va. \u2013 9\/5\/24 &#8211; Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement following the news that the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center will continue operating at full capacity. \u201cI am pleased about the news that USPS will now maintain additional mail processes than previously planned at the Charleston facility. 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