Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, like many of my constituents, I have followed the allegations circling around the Postal Service. These are serious allegations. To get to the heart of the problem, I spoke directly to Utah's postal leadership. As I asked questions and waded through the rumors, I learned four important facts: First, it is clear that the Postal Service needs additional funding. How much and under what circumstances is a worthy debate. But let me be clear: the funding solution has no bearing on their ability to handle the upcoming mail-in ballots. The United States Postal Service has enough cash on hand to operate well into 2021. Second, the increased demand of mail-in ballots does not stretch their capacity. Mail-in ballots will increase the demand on the system by a little over 1.5 percent. In the words of Utah's district director, not even a bump in volume. The day I spoke with him Utah's mail delivery system was 500,000 letters under capacity. Third, the accusation that they are removing boxes and cutting overtime to thwart mail-in ballots is just plain not true. Boxes have always been moved to adjust to volume. To calm fears, the Postal Service has put a 90-day moratorium on moving boxes. Likewise, rumors that overtime is being cut so mail-in ballots will be delayed is false. I confirmed this with Utah's district director. In his words: Never in my career have we left mail undelivered because of overtime.…”