BREAKING: Speaker Pelosi says she is calling lawmakers back to session later this week to vote on a bill that would bar changes to the U.S. Postal Service amid fears over delayed ballots.
"If Mr. DeJoy refuses to appear before Congress and the American people to testify, he should be stamped 'Return to Sender,'" Schumer said."He shouldn't be allowed to be the postmaster general."NBC News appThe Postal Service has been in dire financial straits for years, particularly because of its legal obligation to. During the coronavirus pandemic, letter volume has dropped significantly, while the number of packages handled has soared.
Meanwhile, numerous states recently received letters from the Postal Service warning that their vote-by-mail deadlines were too tight to ensure proper delivery. A number of states are expanding voting by mail because of the pandemic, seeking to prevent crowded polling places and possible spread of the coronavirus.
"My opinion, the position that I've taken, is that the appointment that was made [of DeJoy] and the actions that have followed are a direct internal attack on what we do, and it makes me sick, and it makes me angry," he said. "I work with these people, and I know that they're going to do everything they can to make sure that this gets done," he said."They take too much pride in it. They're not just going to buckle over and say, 'Oh, well.' It's just not going to happen."
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