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Congressmen Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) today issued the following statement upon receiving the final report of the audit they requested in May 2016 from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Postal Service (USPS) regarding consolidation of mail processing operations at the Roanoke, VA, Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) into the Greensboro P&DC:

“We appreciate receiving the OIG report on the impact of consolidation between the Roanoke and Greensboro Processing and Distribution Centers. Going forward, we will continue to press for answers and solutions as our constituents voice complaints about the timeliness and quality of mail delivery in the Roanoke region. To be clear, we are not satisfied with the overall delivery standards of mail nationwide, and will continue to work with our colleagues on solutions that can strengthen the financial stability of USPS, while improving standards of service for our constituents.”

Background

After Goodlatte and Griffith began receiving a significant increase in communications regarding lost or delayed mail, the timing of which strongly suggested a connection to the closing of the Roanoke processing facility, on May 26, 2016, they sent a letter to the USPS OIG requesting an audit. A copy of that original request may be found here.

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