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Postmaster general agrees to testify before House Oversight Committee

By Mike Brest
Published August 17, 2020 6:01pm ET
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Postmaster general agrees to testify before House Oversight Committee
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Some clarity is beginning to emerge from the bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill. An exchange of offers and meeting devoted to the Postal Service on Wednesday indicates the White House is moving slightly in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s direction on issues like aid to states and local governments and unemployment insurance benefits. But the negotiations have a long ways to go.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee.

New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney, the chairwoman of the committee, announced on Monday that DeJoy agreed to appear in front of the committee on Aug. 24. He is expected to face questions about what actions he’s taken to help the U.S. Postal Service handle the upcoming presidential election, which will likely see a dramatic increase in mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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