The House was called back for a rare Saturday session to vote on legislation preventing service cutbacks at the U.S. Postal Service at least through January and providing it with $25 billion in additional funding, reflecting Democratic concerns that delivery delays affecting basic mail service would spill over into the election being held during the coronavirus pandemic. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) is bringing the measure to the House floor over the objections of House Republican leaders. Republicans say it is routine to decommission mail-sorting equipment and remove mail drop-boxes that the Postal Service deems underused. They also say the Postal Service has the money and capacity to handle the heavy volume of mail-in ballots expected.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 22, 2020 08:48 UTC