Biden's USPS board nominees aren't likely to oust embattled postmaster DeJoy, insiders say

[brooklynite]

ABC News

Critics of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy hoped Thursday's confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden's three nominees to the U.S. Postal Service's governing board would mark the beginning of the end for the embattled mail chief.

But even if Biden's picks are approved by the Senate, industry insiders suspect the board is unlikely to have enough votes to oust DeJoy, in part because its chairman -- Ron Bloom, a Trump-appointed Democrat -- has recently expressed strong support for the postmaster general.

"Right now, I think [DeJoy] is the proper man for the job," Bloom told The Atlantic this week. "He's earned my support, and he will have it until he doesn't. And I have no particular reason to believe he will lose it."

Tapped to lead the Postal Service last summer, DeJoy's tumultuous tenure has been marked by intense partisan scrutiny and an ill-fated reform effort that slowed mail service ahead of the 2020 election. Last month, DeJoy formally unveiled a controversial 10-year plan that would cut costs and lengthen delivery times, prompting renewed calls from Democrats for his dismissal.

[Sinistrous]

1. Is there a "Plan B" with any hope of ousting this human wrecking ball?

[Elwood P Dowd]

2. Maybe congress can get more involved

and request the Justice Dept investigate all the shady dealings by that crook.

[Blue Owl]

3. So this fuck gets installed by the most corrupt president in history...

...destroys perfectly good USPS equipment, tries to undermine an election, hobbles efficiency, brings slower service at an INCREASED cost, has conflicted business interests, and they think he’s the best man for the job???

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!

[oasis]

9. This creature meets the approval of a "Trump appointed Democrat".

makes one wonder what's really going on.💰💵💰💵💰

[Postal Grunt]

12. Mr DeJoy wasn't appointed by the former guy

PMGs are appointed by the Board of Governors. President Biden can't directly fire him either. A PMG can be removed by a vote of the Board of Governors.

[spooky3]

13. He can fire Governors for cause. I think he has cause in that they enabled

the behavior of someone who cut services needlessly, causing serious delays, and nearly undermining our election.

[mahina]

15. Word

Precisely my feelings

[SCantiGOP]

4. This is my #1 gripe about Biden.

Also wish he would move on student debt relief, but other than that I give him full support.
I just can’t see any reason to keep DeJoy.

[Indykatie]

6. None of Us See Any Reason to Keep Him. Do You Know a Way Biden Can Get Rid of Him That We've Missed?

[SCantiGOP]

7. If it were a priority for the WH

There are several ways he could get it done.
He can remove a Board member for cause, and he could use that leverage against the Chair.

[-misanthroptimist]

16. I'm pretty sure that an arrest would do the trick.

IANAL, but it seems to me that simultaneously being an inmate and Postmaster-General are incompatible.

[YorkRd]

5. Then there's this possible corruption.

Postal Service Stirs Ire by Buying Gas Trucks and a Few EVs.
[link:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-24/post-office-purchase-of-gasoline-truck-seems-to-defy-biden-order|



Something stinks about this order with a defense contractor.

[brush]

8. We'll see. The president has powers. He can assert pressure when he wants something done.

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. There are currently 5 Republicans and 2 Dems on the board. Biden has 3 vacancies to fill

That will make it 5/5 split...however...one of the Republican board member’s term ends this December, and Biden can choose not to fill the vacancy (he would have to pick a Republican), leaving the board with a 5/4 Dem majority...I’d say DeJoy will be gone long before the 2022 election.

Edit to add: Bloom’s position expires this December as well, so Biden can add another Dem to the board, and leave the Republican slot vacant. Still a 5/4 Dem majority after December 2021 ( or whenever Bloom’s replacement is confirmed).

[sprinkleeninow]

18. Show de joy de door. ASAP. eom

[NJCher]

19. Now that

Is the most encouraging possibility on this thread.

[Bayard]

11. This blew my mind:

"a Trump-appointed Democrat". What da hell?!

[Celerity]

17. background

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Bloom

Obama administration

Auto industry

In February 2009, Bloom was named Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury on the President's Task Force on the Automotive Industry. As the deputy to Steve Rattner (who led the Auto Team at Treasury), he helped manage the process that led to the reorganization of General Motors and Chrysler. An experienced dealmaker, he played a key role in extracting concessions from the companies, their lenders and other creditors, and the United Auto Workers (UAW). Bloom was particularly central to the Chrysler negotiations, where his strategy emphasized shared sacrifice to maximize value for all parties. He convinced the UAW, whose principal interest was preserving jobs, to accept painful wage-and-benefit concessions. In return, a VEBA for UAW members would receive a significant equity stake in the reorganized company. The announcement of that agreement put pressure on Chrysler's creditors to forgive a significant portion of their loans. With those commitments sealed, the Treasury agreed to provide the necessary financing to set the company back on its feet.

When Rattner left the government, shortly after GM emerged from bankruptcy in August 2009, Bloom took over the responsibility of “monitoring [the auto] industry and protecting the substantial investment the American taxpayers have made” in GM and Chrysler. On April 21, 2010, GM paid back its outstanding loan from the U.S. government. The remaining Treasury stake in GM consists of $2.1 billion in preferred stock and 60.8 percent of the common equity. Bloom has said that this remaining taxpayer interest in the company will be disposed of “as soon as practicable.”

Manufacturing policy

On Labor Day, 2009 (September 7), President Obama formally introduced Bloom as the Administration's Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy. He was charged with “working closely with the National Economic Council [to] provide leadership on policy development and strategic planning for the President’s agenda to revitalize the manufacturing sector.” In this capacity, he was instrumental in the formulation of the Administration's Framework for Revitalizing Manufacturing (released on December 16, 2009). The Framework underlines the critical role manufacturing plays in the U.S. economy and in the fabric of American life; it outlines the major factors that have contributed to the significant difficulties facing American manufacturers; and it describes the Administration's efforts to address each of these factors and revitalize the manufacturing sector.

From February to August 2011, Ron Bloom served as the Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy at the White House. During this time, Bloom played a key role in the agreement between the federal government and leading automakers to raise light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. The White House has estimated that these standards will save consumers $1.7 trillion and reduce oil consumption by an estimated 12 billion barrels. Bloom also oversaw the launch of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, an initiative between industry, universities, and the federal government designed to invest in the emerging technologies that will make U.S. manufacturers more economically competitive.

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President Obama: “Distinguished by his extraordinary service on the Auto Task Force and his extensive experience with both business and labor, Ron has the knowledge and experience necessary to lead the way in creating the good-paying manufacturing jobs of the future.”

[krawhitham]

14. Biden can replace the Dem appointed by trump that says he supports DeJoy

Ron A. Bloom is currently serving an additional one-year holdover term, but one-year holdover terms are at the President's leisure

[NJCher]

20. That would work, too!

There are ways to do this.

[uponit7771]

21. +1,

[tanyev]

22. I'd check recent deposits into Mr. Bloom's bank account(s).