Eleanor Holmes Norton: “First, I want to correct for the record, the Federal Government provides 23 percent of the District's revenue.”

However, in 2020, soon after Mr. DeJoy became Postal General, the Postal Service declared that 'postal police officers should no longer be assigned to investigate or prevent mail theft or protection of letter carriers,' end quote, except…

D.C. has not been treated as a federal agency for funding purposes in more than 20 years precisely because doing so can force dramatic overnight cuts to essential services, including police, sanitation, and schools.

Throughout my career in Congress I’ve passionately defended home rule and DC’s right to govern itself.

I have written to the Postal Service many times in recent years about issues in the District of Columbia, including mail being stolen, burned, or otherwise destroyed, lost, or not delivered.