Congressional Democratic leaders are calling on the postmaster general and the head of the Postal Service Board of Governors to testify in a hearing about 'dangerous operational changes' they say could threaten the integrity of the November election.
in March, when Democrats sought billions of dollars to help states manage elections during the outbreak, before settling for $400 million in the CARES Act stimulus package.
In the months since then, the president has expressed concerns that the drive for expanded vote-by-mail could lead to increased voter fraud, though experts say election fraud is rare and statistically insignificant. The White House has said the price tag of the Democratic stimulus package is too high and insisted that the only way Republicans will agree to more Postal Service funding is if Democrats compromise on a more modest stimulus deal.
"They need that money in order to have the post office work so it can take all of these millions and millions of ballots," Trump said."If they don’t get those two items, that means you can’t have universal mail-in voting because they’re not equipped to have it."on CNN's"State of the Union" that Trump would sign a bill that included up to $25 billion for the USPS if Democrats would agree on a stimulus deal.
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