Mark Pocan: “This President is on a warpath to destroy the Postal Service and, through that, our elections. After months of hearing…”

“This President is on a warpath to destroy the Postal Service and, through that, our elections. After months of hearing this President, and now Republican Members of Congress, spread conspiracy theories and misinformation about voting by mail, he has made GOP megadonor Louis DeJoy his new chief of chaos in voter suppression. In an attack on the Postal Service, DeJoy has removed mail processing equipment, collection boxes, and cut back on overtime. Ninety Democrats, led by Congresswoman Katherine Clark and me, already demanded his immediate removal. Because, on top of this blatant voter suppression, Trump and DeJoy are hurting millions who depend on the Postal Service every day: seniors and veterans waiting for lifesaving medications, families waiting for paychecks, small businesses with delayed packages whose very survival is already threatened by COVID-19. On Thursday, the Progressive Caucus held a hearing and heard from David Williams, the former vice president of the Postal Service Board of Directors, who resigned in protest to Trump's actions.…”