Trump tweeted Saturday his opposition to funding for the Postal Service and linked it to his objections to universal mail-in voting. The bill would prohibit any limits on overtime pay, hiring freezes, delaying mail service and treating election mail as anything less than first-class mail. “We all feel bad about the dip in our service," DeJoy said, adding that they were working to fix the problems. The Postal Service has lost about $80 billion since 2007 through a decline of mail volume and a congressional requirement that the Postal Service pre-fund retiree health benefits. The problems at the Postal Service have been under the spotlight especially this year with the pandemic and greater reliance on mail-in services.

Source: Fox News August 22, 2020 22:49 UTC