Democrats are ramping up their oversight of the U.S. Postal Service amid growing concerns that the beleaguered agency will be ill-equipped to handle a surge of mail-in voting ahead of the November election
— a rapidly unfolding crisis on Capitol Hill.to bring back the House later this week to address USPS issues, as Heather, Bres and Sarahover the weekend, reflecting a feeling among leadership that it’s politically untenable to keep the chamber in recess until mid-September. “Lives, livelihoods and the life of our American Democracy are under threat from the President,” Pelosi said in a “Dear Colleague” letter.
And they also gave him a Friday deadline to produce documents and other requested information.to be subpoenaed if he refuses to show up. “We should subpoena the Postmaster immediately and afford him the opportunity to testify,” tweeted freshman Rep. Dean Phillips, a frontline Democrat. “If he won’t, you ask? The Sergeant at Arms can detain anyone found in contempt of Congress.
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