Walkinshaw Presses Postal Service Leadership for Transparency After Troubling GAO Findings

Washington, D.C., September 17, 2026

Washington, D.C. – Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement today after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on United States Postal Service (USPS) performance and finances.

“Today’s GAO report confirms our previous warnings: under Louis DeJoy’s leadership, cutting service while raising prices was a recipe for disaster. The result has been slower mail, higher costs, and declining service for the American people.

Just as importantly, these findings from GAO reinforce my call for greater transparency from USPS. Congress is an essential partner in securing USPS’s future, but that partnership requires USPS to provide Congress and the public with clear, timely information about its plans, finances, and service performance.

The American people deserve a Postal Service that is reliable, affordable, and accountable, and Congress needs reliable data from the Postal Service to help achieve that goal”.

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