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Dusty Johnson: “This is a Failure of leadership.”

Featuring: Dusty Johnson, Republican | U.S. House, South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District

USPS Roundtable

Published January 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 39:06

… not a failure of the men and women on the front lines, the overworked male carriers and the overworked clerks who maybe too often we take our frustration out on. This is a Failure of leadership. And this is a problem of systems that have been changed in ways that all too often the men and women on the front lines told them would not work. (39:06–39:09)

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Asserts that the issues with the postal system are due to leadership failure.

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“It's important to elevate [the issue with USPS] beyond the member level and up to the oversight level.”
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