WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Co-Chair of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus, questioned Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Vice Chair Robert Taub during a House Oversight Committee hearing focused on the financial future of the U.S. Postal Service and the Regional Transportation Optimization (RTO) Plan. Budzinski raised concerns about the PRC’s findings regarding the impact of the RTO implementation on rural communities and pressed Taub on the agency’s assessment of the harm caused by these changes.
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Congresswoman Budzinski has been a staunch advocate of improved mail service, while strongly opposing efforts toward privatization and proposals that would reduce service reliability and speed for rural communities. Budzinski leads the Congressional Postal Service Caucus, a bipartisan group that focuses on these issues in the House of Representatives.
You can find a video of Budzinski’s opening remarks HERE and her remarks as prepared for delivering below:
Good Morning and thank you to Chairman Sessions and Ranking Member Mfume for allowing me to waive onto this hearing.
Secondly, I want to thank Vice Chair Taub and all of the Commissioners for being here today.
The United States Postal Service is approaching a pivotal point in its long and storied history.
In Fiscal Year 2025, the Postal Service lost over 9 billion dollars and lost around 2 billion dollars in Quarter 2 of Fiscal Year 2026. I think we can all agree that loss is unacceptable.
At the most recent Board of Governors meetings, Postmaster General Steiner reiterated his calls for Congress to work with USPS to find solutions to the financial issues they are facing.
As Co-Chair of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus, I am committed to that mission.
