Congressman Morgan McGarvey Sends Letter to USPS After Reports of Significant Mail Delays in Louisville
“We must not have a repeat of last year’s delays.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 11, 2025) – Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey sent a letter to U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner regarding “an alarming number of messages and calls from constituents who are not receiving their bills, medication, and other essential mail on time.”
The letter to USPS cites dozens of reports of mail and packages sitting idle in the Gardiner Lane facility for days and weeks and USPS trucks arriving at Louisville facilities only to be delayed or turned away.
“My constituents and I are grateful for the hard work and dedication of the sorters, letter carriers, and other rank-and-file postal employees who work hard to get Americans their mail on time, but we are deeply frustrated that USPS has not made progress on giving those workers everything they need to move the mail on time,” the Congressman wrote.
McGarvey has continued to probe USPS throughout the year after significant delays and witnessing structural issues at USPS during a tour of the facility on Gardiner Lane in February. In today’s letter, the Congressman dismissed claims by USPS that winter storms were to blame for the repeated and unprecedented mail days, highlighting “renewed reports of broken equipment, resource mismanagement, and staffing shortages” that “long predate any winter weather.”
“It is unacceptable that structural issues continue to significantly plague operations at USPS facilities in Louisville despite a USPS inspector general audit providing a detailed look into the facilities’ problems and recommending multiple fixes,” McGarvey continued. “I urge you to take every available action to resolve issues at Louisville’s postal facilities and to give postal workers every resource they need to succeed. Our community depends on reliable, timely mail service, and they deserve better.”
Read the full letter here:
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Congressman Morgan McGarvey represents Kentucky’s Third Congressional District, including Louisville and Jefferson County. He serves on the House Veterans Affairs, Small Business, and Budget Committees.