Asked what advice he'd give voters amid concerns over mail-in voting, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says, 'Vote early.'
10:20 a.m. DeJoy says no 'bailout' needed before election
Sen. Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democrat, asked DeJoy:"Do you have a detailed plan about how you're going to ensure the kind of delivery that Americans count on for their voting by mail? Do you have a more detailed plan than what's in your letter, yes or no?" He also said that the move to implement post office closures began before he arrived, but since concerns were raised he suspended the closures until after the election.
DeJoy just said those who allege he is"trying to have any negative impact on the election is an outrageous claim." But, he emphasized,"both the collection boxes and the machine close-down I was made aware of when everyone else was made aware." Embattled postmaster general Louis DeJoy is defending his actions over the past 67 days at the top of the Postal Service.
In stark contrast to his Republican counterpart’s opening statement, the top Democrat on the Senate panel, Gary Peters, D-Mich., warned that – “just months away from an election where we expect record numbers of Americans to vote by mail” – the country is facing “a mail crisis.” In this image from video, Committee chairman Sen. Ron Johnson speaks during a virtual hearing before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Aug. 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington.9:05 a.m. As hearing starts, GOP chairman says DeJoy victim of 'character assasination'
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