{"id":19626,"date":"2020-08-04T00:36:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T00:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/04\/house-panel-calls-new-postal-chief-to-explain-mail-delays\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:53:34","slug":"house-panel-calls-new-postal-chief-to-explain-mail-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2020\/08\/04\/house-panel-calls-new-postal-chief-to-explain-mail-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"House panel calls new postal chief to explain mail delays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The House Oversight Committee has invited the new postmaster general to appear at a September hearing to examine operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that are causing delays in mail deliveries across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan imposed by Louis DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser who took over the top job at the Postal Service in June, eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and orders that mail be kept until the next day if postal distribution centers are running late. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat who chairs the Oversight panel, said the Sept. 17 hearing will focus on \u201cthe need for on-time mail delivery during the ongoing pandemic and upcoming election,\u201d which is expected to include a major expansion of mail-in ballots. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2020\/07\/16\/mail-delays-likely-as-new-postal-boss-pushes-cost-cutting\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20175586312427.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Mail deliveries could be delayed by a day or more under cost-cutting efforts being imposed by the new postmaster general.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump has warned that allowing more people to vote by mail will result in a \u201cCORRUPT ELECTION\u201d that will \u201cLEAD TO THE END OF OUR GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY,\u201d even though there\u2019s no evidence that will happen. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other top administration officials frequently vote absentee themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, Trump even floated on Twitter the prospect of delaying the Nov. 3 election \u2014 an idea lawmakers from both parties quickly shot down.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said Monday that the cash-strapped Postal Service is ill-equipped to add the expected influx of mail-in ballots to its responsibility to deliver mail and packages from the boom in internet shopping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think the post office is prepared for a thing like this,\u201d Trump said at the White House.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20197695980721.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"In this March 1, 2017, file photo, Elon Trustee Louis DeJoy is honored with Elon's Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership in Elon, N.C.\" class=\"wp-image-37593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20197695980721.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20197695980721.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20197695980721.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20197695980721.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20197695980721.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this March 1, 2017, file photo, Elon Trustee Louis DeJoy is honored with Elon&#8217;s Medal for Entrepreneurial Leadership in Elon, N.C. (Kim Walker\/Elon University via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also has called the Postal Service \u201ca joke\u201d and said package shipping rates should be at least four times higher for heavy users like Amazon. But shipping and packages are actually a top revenue generator for the Postal Service, and critics say Trump is merely looking to punish Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in retaliation for unflattering coverage in The Washington Post, which Bezos owns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Oversight committee intended to have the hearing with DeJoy this week, Maloney said, but was told DeJoy could not attend because of a meeting of the Postal Service\u2019s Board of Governors. DeJoy has confirmed his availability for the September session, she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hearing comes as the Postal Service is reeling from mail delays and financial problems, even as record numbers of mail ballots are expected in the presidential election because of the coronavirus pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Postal Service officials, bracing for steep losses from the nationwide shutdown caused by the virus, have warned they will run out of money by the end of September without help from Congress. The service reported a $4.5 billion loss for the quarter ending in March, before the full effects of the shutdown sank in, and expects losses totaling more than $22 billion over the next 18 months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Postal Service is in a financially unsustainable position, stemming from substantial declines in mail volume and a broken business model,\u201d DeJoy said in a statement last week. \u201cWe are currently unable to balance our costs with available funding sources to fulfill both our universal service mission and other legal obligations. Because of this, the Postal Service has experienced over a decade of financial losses, with no end in sight, and we face an impending liquidity crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2020\/07\/30\/senator-union-leader-postal-service-considers-downsizing\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20211826452100.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Senator, union leader: Postal Service considers downsizing<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. Postal Service is considering closing post offices across the country, sparking worries ahead the anticipated surge of mail-in ballots in the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bills approved by the Democratic-controlled House would set aside $25 billion to keep the mail flowing, but they remain stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate. Congress has approved a $10 billion line of credit for the Postal Service, but it remains unused amid restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Postal Service and Treasury Department announced an agreement in principle on loan terms last week, with a formal agreement expected in the next few weeks. Even with the loan, the Postal Service \u201cremains on an unsustainable path and we will continue to focus on improving operational efficiency,\u201d DeJoy said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides cutting overtime, the new plan halts late trips that are sometimes needed to ensure on-time delivery. If postal distribution centers are running late, \u201cthey will keep the mail for the next day,\u201d Postal Service leaders say in a document obtained by The Associated Press. \u201cOne aspect of these changes that may be difficult for employees is that \u2014 temporarily \u2014 we may see mail left behind or mail on the workroom floor or docks,\u201d another document says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic lawmakers have demanded answers from DeJoy following complaints from constituents about mail service delays and other problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is essential that the Postal Service not slow down mail or in any way compromise service for veterans, small businesses, rural communities, seniors and millions of Americans who rely on the mail \u2013 including significant numbers who will be relying on the Postal Service to exercise their right to vote,\u201d a group of Democratic senators wrote in a letter to DeJoy last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senators, including Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Michigan Sen. 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