Pelosi said President Trump was instituting a 'campaign to sabotage the election by manipulating the Postal Service to disenfranchise voters.' She called for a vote on legislation that would block the Postal Service from making operational changes.
A group of protestors holds a demonstration in front of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's home in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday. DeJoy has recently come under fire for changes made at the U.S. Postal Service that have delayed mail in advance of the November elections.A group of protestors holds a demonstration in front of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's home in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday. DeJoy has recently come under fire for changes made at the U.S.
Since taking over in mid-June, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has implemented a series of changes that have prompted slower mail deliveries. He says are aimed at cutting costs and improving efficiency. But those changes have alarmed postal workers and their unions, who cautioned that the new policies will increase delays and make it harder for workers to do their jobs.
News outlets in recent days have reported the Postal Service was removing mail collection boxes and high-speed mail sorting machines. Under DeJoy, postal employees have been barred from working overtime and had to let some mail go undelivered until the next day. Mail delays have since been reported across the country.Pelosi also called for House Democrats to participate in a"day of action" on Tuesday and hold press events at post offices in their districts.
"Over the past several weeks, there have been startling new revelations about the scope and gravity of operational changes you are implementing at hundreds of postal facilities without consulting adequately with Congress, the Postal Regulatory Commission, or the Board of Governors," Maloney"Your testimony is particularly urgent given the troubling influx of reports of widespread delays at postal facilities across the country — as well as President Trump's explicit admission...
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