Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said USPS has removed 700 mail collection boxes since he's been there — work he says has been part of operations for years. Still, he says he paused it until after the election because of 'the excitement it was creating.'
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies Friday during Friday's virtual hearing before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee about the U.S. Postal Service during the COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming elections.Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies Friday during Friday's virtual hearing before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee about the U.S. Postal Service during the COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming elections.
The U.S. Postal Service has suffered from financial problems for years, but DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser, chose this summer to cut some overtime, withdraw sorting machines and impose other operational changes that have effectively reduced the system's throughput. "When I found out about it, we socialized here with the leadership team and looked at ... the excitement it was creating so I decided to stop it. And we'll pick it up after the election, but this is a normal process that has been around for 50 years."
DeJoy responded that the agency is working"feverishly" to increase the efficiency of deliveries and said he feels"bad about the dip in our service.""So many of our service members, veterans, people who experience disabilities and rural Americans, their local post office is their lifeline.
"Extremely highly confident," DeJoy responded."We will scour every, every plant ... each night leading up to Election Day; very, very confident."
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