Rep. McBride Stands with 1,000 Postal Workers in Delaware Against Efforts to Privatize the USPS

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-DE) took to the House floor to oppose the Trump Administration’s push to privatize the United States Postal Service (USPS), warning of the harm such a move would cause to working families, veterans, and rural communities in Delaware and across the country.

“The United States Postal Service isn’t just a convenience—it’s a constitutional promise,” said Rep. McBride. “For more than two centuries, the USPS has connected every corner of this country—delivering prescriptions to seniors, paychecks to workers, and ballots to voters.

“And they do all of this without taxpayer funding—because it was never built for profit, but for the public good.”

Rep. McBride sounded the alarm on efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle the Postal Service and open the door to privatization—warning that doing so would mean higher costs, slower service, the elimination of rural delivery, and the loss of over 640,000 middle-class jobs, including nearly 74,000 U.S. veterans.

In Delaware alone, nearly 1,000 postal workers would be at risk.

“This isn’t about efficiency. This is dismantling public services so they can say government doesn’t work — and then hand those services to the highest bidder,” McBride said.

Rep. McBride pledged to oppose any legislation that weakens or dismantles the Postal Service and called on Congress to strengthen its operations, modernize delivery infrastructure, and protect affordable, six-day service across the country.

“We should be strengthening the Postal Service—not selling it off. Because some things should serve people—not profit.”

Rep. McBride has consistently stood up for essential federal services and the workers who provide them. She is a co-sponsor of legislation to oppose the privatization of the USPS and legislation that would secure the Postal Service’s infrastructure.

The full transcript of the speech is below and available here for use. 

“Mr. Speaker, 

“The United States Postal Service isn’t just a convenience—it’s a constitutional promise. For more than two centuries, the USPS has connected every corner of this country—delivering prescriptions to seniors, paychecks to workers, and ballots to voters. And they do all of this without taxpayer funding — because it was never built for profit, but for the public good. 

“Today, that promise is under threat. The Trump administration’s effort to privatize the Postal Service would mean higher costs, slower service, and the elimination of rural delivery — because corporations won’t serve what isn’t profitable.

“It would also mean the loss of strong, middle-class jobs for over 640,000 postal workers across the country — including nearly 74,000 US veterans. In Delaware alone, nearly 1,000 of my neighbors would be at risk.

“This isn’t about efficiency. This is dismantling public services so they can say government doesn’t work — and then hand those services to the highest bidder.

“We should be strengthening the Postal Service — not selling it off. Because some things should serve people — not profit.”

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