US senator from South Dakota subjects Postal Service to multiple pressure points

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 1,263

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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About two years ago, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, started hearing increasing complaints about slow mail delivery. Veterans weren’t receiving their prescriptions on time, he said, or medications got lost on the way. Some people said they received bills on the day payments were due. Newspaper …

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