House passes bill to reverse U.S. Postal Service changes

What they’re saying: The bill, introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), received total support from Democrats, who argue the policies previously implemented by DeJoy, a Trump mega-donor, fed President Trump’s efforts to “sabotage the election by manipulating the Postal Service,” as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put it in a letter to colleagues last week.

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GOP support: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), who voted in favor of the bill, called for a bipartisan effort to “address serious challenges USPS has been facing for quite some time now.” Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) said he believed “a healthy, functioning Post Office is critical to our nation’s wellbeing.”

Maloney released an internal USPS briefing prior to the House vote that detailed ongoing delays for priority and first class mail. “To those who still claim there are ‘no delays’ and that these reports are just ‘conspiracy theories,’ I hope this new data causes them to re-think their position and support our urgent legislation today,” she said.

Trump tweeted ahead of the vote: “Representatives of the Post Office have repeatedly stated that they DO NOT NEED MONEY, and will not make changes.”

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