WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - US Postmaster Louis DeJoy told lawmakers on Monday (Aug 24) that he planned to resume some cost-cutting measures that have factored in widespread service delays, defying Democratic lawmakers who have sought to block his changes.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - US Postmaster Louis DeJoy told lawmakers on Monday that he planned to resume some cost-cutting measures that have factored in widespread service delays, defying Democratic lawmakers who have sought to block his changes.
"These two changes, creating our new on-time transportation network and designing an engaged functional organisational structure, will be the catalyst for the significant improvements in cost, performance and growth," Mr DeJoy told the House of Representatives Oversight Committee. Mr Trump has claimed, without evidence, that absentee voting is unreliable, even though he has voted that way himself.
"Whatever the cause of these massive delays, the American people want to go back to the way things were," Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney said. The White House has declined to say whether Mr Trump will respect the results of the election if he loses.The House on Saturday voted to prevent Mr DeJoy from taking action that would impede service until January, and also to provide US$25 billion in funding. That legislation is not expected to advance in the Republican-controlled Senate and the White House has threatened to veto it. The Postal Service also opposes that legislation.
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