In a congressional oversight hearing today (FRI) U.S. Senator Gary Peters interrogated recently appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. Peters clashed with DeJoy throughout the hearing.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was grilled by Michigan’s junior senator, Gary Peters, Friday about post office delays.
Congressional Democrats and Republicans alike have been concerned about the postal service. But, Democrats are worried delays could be the product of an intentional slowdown ahead of the election.
Peters pointed to a USPS chart showing the slowdown came not at the beginning of the pandemic, but shortly after DeJoy was appointed by President Donald Trump.
“Covid has been with us since March, but we’ve seen a dramatic drop since mid July which is the time that I got all of those communications and my colleagues have been getting those communications," said Peters. "These are not manufactured.”
SomeRepublicans say Democrats are overstating concerns about postal delays, despite widely reported issues that DeJoy acknowledged.