Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., Criticized House Democrats on Saturday after passing a $ 25 billion bill from the U.S. Postal Service saying the agency had been at a loss for decades.
The Colorado Republican mentioned Democrats’ thinking on the old-fashioned topic, adding that the agency has continually bled money and become less of a necessity, given email and social media.
“The postal service has been flourishing money for 40 years,” Buck explained in a telephone interview with Fox News. “We are now sending less and less snail mail and more and more email – communicating with Facebook and other social media platforms. That there is less mail in the system.”
He added, “A number of postmaster generals on both sides of the aisle have been trying to reform the Post Office – to reduce the benefits and the number of facilities – and we’re $ 150-250 billion in the red in the last 15-20 years. “It’s just incredibly inefficient and I applaud the postmaster general for trying to reform the bureau.”
Democrats called the vote an “emergency” session and held it in the middle of the summer recess as they sought to involve President Trump and new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in the 2020 election by delaying services. t can affect post-in votes.
Trump has been a vocal critic of mail-in voting, saying it has the potential to lead to large-scale fraud.
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Buck argued that the bill was merely an attempt to distract from Joe Biden’s poor campaign performance and failed candidacy, in the November presidential election.
“One – Democrats are trying to question the results of the election,” he said. “Two are trying to step up to the Republican convention and three are trying to protect unions in one of their major federal unions. So all three things are at work why we’re here for a weekend – coming in August recession to get over here to vote. “
When asked about the argument against eliminating jobs within the USPS, Buck argued that the current approach is stuck in the past and needs to be updated to achieve real reform on this bilingual issue.
“That’s the problem with the federal government. We’re stuck in the 19th century,” he replied. “We are not competing in the 21st century and we can not operate an outdated system in this way. And it has absolutely nothing to do with the selection. For 40 years both parties have been trying to change the postal service because everyone has seen how the system is outdated. “
“This is part of Nancy Pelosi’s plan to try to humiliate the Trump administration before the election and it’s just sad that they can not talk about real issues like Hunter Biden,” Buck continued. “Like Joe Biden’s mental state and his inability to maintain his appropriate space when talking to women.”
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Buck also commented on the corruption within the nation’s Capitol and accused Biden of playing the game for decades for engaging in nepotism and self-enrichment.
“There’s a game where politicians favor lobbyists and then get campaign contributions,” he added. “But what’s really disturbing about Joe Biden is that his children are benefiting from his public service and that’s not how this was ever meant to be. This is what shines through on his candidacy.”
