Congressman James Moylan is pressing the U.S. Postal Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs to act swiftly on what he called “alarming delays” in the delivery of prescriptions and essential mail to Guam. In letters sent this week to Postmaster General David Steiner and VA Pacific Islands Director Thandi Brooks, Moylan warned that the delays—sometimes stretching six to eight weeks—are jeopardizing the health and well-being of island veterans.
Moylan said his office has fielded a growing number of complaints from veterans and residents about packages arriving late despite higher shipping costs. “When a veteran has to wait six or eight weeks for essential medication, or when a family pays extra for shipping and their package still doesn’t arrive, that tells us something in the system is broken,” Moylan said.
In his letter to Steiner, Moylan questioned whether VA prescriptions under one pound are being routed by ground instead of air, potentially prolonging delivery times. He also urged USPS to explore alternatives to the Oakland, California hub, which he said has become a bottleneck, and to ensure customers paying premium shipping fees receive the service they expect.
Moylan also called on the VA to work more closely with the Department of Defense, including Naval Hospital Guam, to safeguard timely access to medications. He pledged to continue pressing both agencies for answers and solutions. “This is about building solutions, not pointing fingers,” Moylan said, adding that improving federal services on Guam remains one of his top priorities.