West STL News

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) has issued a statement criticizing the management of St. Louis-area postal facilities following the release of an audit into their operations.

“The utter mismanagement of St. Louis area postal facilities has been a stain on our region that has severely impacted Missourians for too long.  I have repeatedly called for an audit and now that I have seen the results, it’s clear the problem is worse than we ever thought.  This goes beyond mere incompetence. Bad leadership and completely ineffective management have stopped Missourians from getting vital medications and legal documents and robbed citizens seeking to vote by mail of the opportunity to have their vote counted.  Our community deserves a Postal Service that fulfills its core responsibility—delivering mail—instead of abandoning basic job responsibilities like showing up and answering the phone," Wagner said in her statement.

Wagner stated she has requested meetings with both previous and new postal leadership to address ongoing concerns about service reliability in Missouri. “I have requested multiple meetings with previous and new leadership to address these issues.  The United States Postal Service serves the public, and such flagrant disregard for accountability is completely unacceptable.  The results of this audit demand an immediate and severe response: those in charge must be fired and new management must come in to clean house and ensure the Postal Service gets back to a level of service that families, workers, and small businesses can depend on for their day-to-day needs.  The people of Missouri deserve better, and they will get it.”

Ann Wagner currently represents Missouri’s 2nd district in Congress, having served since 2013 after succeeding Todd Akin (https://wagner.house.gov/about/full-biography). She was born in St Louis, Missouri in 1962, graduated from the University of Missouri with a BS degree in 1984, and lives in Ballwin.

The full audit referenced by Rep. Wagner can be accessed online.