RICHMOND, Va. — For weeks, CBS 6 has heard from viewers about problems with the US Postal Service.
Stolen mail and late mail impacting businesses and legal operations, with viewers saying there’s been a lack of response from USPS as to why.
It’s something lawmakers, including Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan, have been following closely.
“It’s just unacceptable,” McClellan said during an interview Thursday. “I’m very frustrated by the lack of urgency and lack of transparency that we’ve seen from the Postal Service to address these situations and be transparent about the delays and what they’re doing to fix them.
WTVR In the past few months, USPS has declined provide a representative to speak at town halls addressing mail issues.
McClellan, as well as Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, and other Virginia representatives shared this letter they sent to USPS about the latest issue of late mail ringing the alarm even later.
They received a report that out of 870 immunochemical test samples collected from veterans as an early screening tool for colon cancer, more than half did not make it to Richmond’s Veteran Affairs Medical Center within the two-week window to be collected and tested, rendering them useless.