(NewsNation) — The U.S. Postal Service is considering sharing some resources to speed up delivery times for most of its customers, but it would come at the expense of those living in rural and remote areas, a Washington Post report says.

“We’re trying to save the Postal Service — not figuratively, not to advocate for something. We’re trying to save the Postal Service in the truest sense of the word,” Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told the Post.

The plan is part of a larger proposal to save about $3 billion annually by holding some mail and packages at some post offices and distribution centers for an extra day instead of processing them immediately. That would allow the USPS to put more energy into serving the vast majority of customers who live within 50 miles of a mail processing center.

According to the USPS, the change would delay some deliveries by up to one day, but the goal of completing all coast-to-coast deliveries in five days or less is still achievable.

This idea is already encountering resistance.

“This is the second time Postmaster General DeJoy has proposed lower service standards. He might as well announce a return to horse-drawn mail delivery,” Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia said in a statement.

The USPS has filed plans for public hearings on the proposal, and DeJoy has said there will be no changes until after Election Day. DeJoy faced intense criticism four years ago when some of his cost-cutting measures slowed mail delivery around the 2020 election.

Despite changes in delivery and price increases, the USPS remains mired in a huge financial crisis, projecting to lose more than $7 billion in fiscal year 2024, after already losing $6.5 billion in fiscal year 2023.