Breaking: The House passed legislation to infuse $25 billion into the Postal Service and to block operational changes that Democrats fear could hobble mail-in voting in this November's election.
that he had called necessary to help shore up the Postal Service's finances. It blocks the Postal Service from making any service or operations changes through at least January and requires it to prioritize delivery of all election-related mail.
The bill's passage follows weeks in which the Postal Service has emerged as an unlikely flashpoint in the upcoming election. At the same time, recent changes at the Postal Service — including the removal of blue drop-off boxes and sorting machines — have raised concerns that the USPS won't be able to handle the unprecedented influx of mail-in ballots expected in the fall.
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