House Passes Bill to Halt Changes at USPS as Fears Mount over Mail-in Ballots – Democracy Now!

The House voted on a bill Saturday to provide $25 billion to the U.S. Postal Service and halt any planned changes amid growing fears that Trump is attempting to hinder the delivery of mail-in ballots ahead of Novembers election. The vote came one day after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy a Trump megadonor testified before the Senate about recent changes at the Postal Service. This is Michigan Senator Gary Peters questioning DeJoy.

Sen. Gary Peters: Will you be bringing back any mail sorting machines that have been removed since youve become postmaster general? Will any of those come back?

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy: Theres no intention to do that. Theyre not needed, sir.

Sen. Gary Peters: So, you will not bring back any processors?

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy: Theyre not needed, sir.

Postal workers in Washington state and Dallas, Texas, said they have ignored orders from above and reinstalled high-speed mail sorting machines. Meanwhile, The Washington Post reports over 534,000 mail-in ballots were rejected across 23 states during this years primaries nearly a quarter of those in battlegrounds states. DeJoy is testifying before the House Oversight Committee today.

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