DeJoy said earlier this week that he would stop the changes until after the November election. Democrats of Congress were not happy about the announcement. Chamber member Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to members on Thursday that DeJoy’s decision was “completely inadequate and does not reverse any damage that has already been removed.”
“Therefore, in the name of our democracy and the veterans, seniors, families and small businesses that depend on the Post Office, we will pass the Delivering for America Act,” Pelosi wrote.
“As we approach the election season, I want to assure this commission and the American public that the Postal Service is fully capable and committed to delivering the nation’s election post safely and on time,” DeJoy told senators during the hearing. He also claimed that he had never spoken to President Donald Trump or anyone else in the White House about changes to the postal service or their potential impact on the November election.
DeJoy will testify again before the House Oversight Committee on Monday.
The early return of the House of Representatives on Saturday disrupted members’ August recession plans. The chamber had previously planned for the next return for votes in mid-September.
Initially, Democrats sought to include funding for the USPS in a larger coronavirus incentive package, but negotiations between Congressmen and the White House for such a bill have been broken. During talks on the relief bill, the White House reached a tentative agreement to raise $ 10 billion for the Postal Service, people involved in the talks told CNN.
Administration officials are opposed to a USPS-specific bill such as the one set that goes through Saturday. White House Secretary of State Mark Meadows has instead called for a measure that would include pieces of the relief talks where the two sides meet, as well as another round of direct payments to Americans.
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