House Democrats are calling in Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify on Capitol Hill this month amid outcry over disruptions in the U.S. Postal Service many warn could impact the 2020 election.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday morning that the House Oversight Commmittee will request DeJoy and USPS Board Chair Robert Duncan to testify at an emergency hearing Aug. 24.
Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, are also calling on the Republican majority to compel DeJoy and other top Postal Service officials to testify.
“Alarmingly, the Postmaster General – a Trump mega-donor – has acted as an accomplice in the President’s campaign to cheat in the election, as he launches sweeping new operational changes that degrade delivery standards and delay the mail,” Pelosi’s office said in a statement.
“The Postal Service itself has warned that voters – even if they send in their ballots by state deadlines – may be disenfranchised in 46 states and in Washington, D.C. by continued delays.
