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USPS: Nancy Pelosi to call House back into session to vote on bill to block postal service changes amid mail-in ballot crisis

EditorCNBC, Yahoo NewsAugust 16, 2020

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that she is calling the House back into session this week to vote on a bill prohibiting the US Postal Service from implementing any changes to operations or level of service. The action comes amid growing concerns that the White House is trying to undermine the agency during the coronavirus pandemic while states expand mail-in voting options.

In a letter to Democratic lawmakers on Sunday evening, Ms Pelosi also called on her colleagues to appear at a post office in their district on Tuesday for a coordinated news event. “In a time of a pandemic, the Postal Service is Election Central. Americans should not have to choose between their health and their vote,” she wrote.

Ms Pelosi said House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer would soon announce the legislative schedule for the coming week. House Democrats were likely to discuss the schedule on a conference call on Monday and were expected to be in session next Saturday, a senior Democratic aide said on condition of anonymity because the plans were private.

Earlier on Sunday, Democratic lawmakers demanded that leaders …continued .
[Source: CNBC News]

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