Postal Service in crisis, Connolly (D-Va.) has found himself commanding a broader audience, emerging as a leading advocate for an agency that for generations has been a staple of American life. In recent days, the congressman has accused President Trump and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy — a Trump donor and appointee — of seeking to reduce postal service to suppress mail-in ballots in November and help the president's reelection campaign. But Connolly, a member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, which is to question DeJoy Monday, did not lower his volume. ADAfter the novel coronavirus shutdown the country in mid-March, the congressman was among the Democrats who publicly pushed for the postal service to receive a $25 billion infusion — a request that Trump rejected. ADHis concerns became more urgent when Trump cast doubt on the postal service’s capacity to get mail-in ballots to voters.

Source: Washington Post August 23, 2020 14:03 UTC