NEW: Democratic leaders announce they are scheduling an emergency Aug. 24 hearing for top US Postal Service officials to testify before Congress after the agency sounded the alarm about its ability to handle increased mail-in-voting.
who took over the Postal Service in June, and Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman Michael Duncan, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, testify before the House Oversight Committee next Monday.
The announcement comes as policy changes that DeJoy, a former logistics executive, recently implemented have slowed the service. The postmaster general instituted a number of new policies, including a crackdown on overtime pay, which have delayed mail delivery of important items like prescription medications.
The Postal Service has been in dire financial straits for years, particularly because of its legal obligation to annually pre-fund retirement benefits. During the course of the coronavirus pandemic, letter volume has dropped significantly while the number of packages handled has soared. Meanwhile, numerous states received recent letters from the Postal Service warning that their vote-by-mail deadlines were too tight to ensure proper delivery.
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