During an at-times-tense House debate, Republicans derided “mailbox myths” from the Democrats while insisting that the Postal Service has enough money until 2021. “The Postal Service is not incapacitated. Because the president of the United States says he’s going to defund the Postal Service,” Maloney said. The Republican-controlled Board of Governors of the Postal Service had requested an emergency appropriation of $25 billion earlier this year. As House members considered the postal bill, the debate over whether to do more raged behind the scenes.

Source: Washington Post August 22, 2020 02:25 UTC