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What Are The Next Steps In The Battle Over The Postal Service?
Democrats have a unique opportunity to strike quickly, score political points, and also do some good…
First of all, Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs to call the House back into session. ASAP. (Hey, we just saw now she is!) We realize every single member of the House is up for re-election and they need to campaign. But the best campaigning they can do right now is be present on Capitol Hill. Do hearings; don’t drop the subject. One good move: the House Committee on Oversight, headed by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D) NY, just called for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify same week as what’s left of the Republican National Convention. (DeJoy was originally in charge of raising money for that event.) The Chair of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors, who is the former head of the Republican National Committee (and also appointed by President Trump), is also invited to join.
But most importantly, maybe, the House has gotta pass a bill. A bill that’s only aimed at shoring up the Postal Service. Make it clear this is not a bill about elections and mail-in ballots exclusively, but really about protecting a sacred American institution. (And one that we’ve argued before is extraordinarily important even to many Trump supporters.)
