“Every single member of the House should vote in favor of our legislation,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee. Following Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s vow to suspend changes to U.S. Postal Service operations until after the November election, House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled legislation that would go further by requiring the complete […]
Speaker Nancy Pelosi had directed House members to return to Washington, D.C. for an emergency vote Saturday on legislation to reverse Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s recent policy changes. After Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday she was calling members back from recess to Washington, D.C. early to address the “devastating effects” of President Donald Trump’s efforts to […]
“We’re watching the deliberate destruction of the Post Office unfolding in front of us,” said one journalist A formal complaint filed last week with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General by a Portland, Maine letter carrier alleges that city Postmaster James Thornton is unlawfully mandating the delay of first-class mail in order […]
“We’ve pleaded with the White House to help. Donald Trump personally directed his staff not to do so.” The U.S. Postal Service warned Congress this week that it will completely “run out of cash” in the next several months without immediate action from the White House and Congress, but—with as many as 630,000 jobs at risk—President […]