WATCH LIVE: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy takes questions from senators in his first public remarks since walking back his plan for operational changes, which Democrats had criticized as election sabotage.
Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call Inc via Getty ImagesPostmaster General Louis DeJoy departs from a meeting in the Capitol in early August.Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended his leadership of the Postal Service Friday and sought to reassure senators that his agency would be able to deliver the nation's election mail"securely and on time" calling it a"sacred duty."
This hearing marks DeJoy's first public remarks since walking back his plan for operational changes that drew heavy criticism. He said the Postal Service's mandate to provide reliable postal service to the public is at"fundamental risk" and called on Congress to provide his agency with financial relief.Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, asked DeJoy whether he had discussed any of the changes he made since he assumed his post in June with the Trump campaign of any Trump administration officials.
The U.S. Postal Service has suffered from financial problems for years but DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser, chose this summer to cut overtime, withdraw sorting machines and impose other changes that have effectively reduced the system's throughput.
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