ICYMI: HOUSE DEMS RALLY ACROSS COUNTRY TO PROTECT AMERICANS WHO DEPEND ON POSTAL SERVICE

Aug 22, 2020
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DPCC

 

ICYMI: HOUSE DEMS RALLY ACROSS COUNTRY TO PROTECT AMERICANS WHO DEPEND ON POSTAL SERVICE

More than 100 House Democrats Held over 70 Postal Day of Action Events across the Country ahead of House Vote to Save Postal Service from Trump Sabotage

(Washington, D.C.) – More than 100 House Democrats answered House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s call for a Postal Day of Action this week, holding more than 70 events across the country to protect the Postal Service and the millions of Americans who depend on it for everything from: prescriptions, Social Security benefits, paychecks, tax returns and absentee ballots.

Thanks to the massive activism of Democrats and the American people, Postmaster General DeJoy announced an alleged pause in operational changes delaying the mail. However, DeJoy’s misleading attempt to save face is wholly insufficient and does not reverse damage already wreaked.  

  • The Postmaster General admitted that he has no intention of replacing the sorting machines, blue mailboxes and other key mail infrastructure that have been removed and that plans for overtime which are critical for the timely delivery of mail are not in the works.  
  • All of these changes directly jeopardize the election and disproportionately threaten to disenfranchise voters in communities of color. 

The House plans to vote Saturday on the Delivering for America Act. The legislation prohibits the Postal Service from implementing any changes to operations or level of service it had in place on January 1, 2020 and provides $25 billion in critical funding to support the Postal Service: the same level of funding recommended by the USPS Board of Governors, which is composed of 100 percent Trump appointees.

“A temporary pause in destruction doesn’t undo the damage that’s already been done. Americans rely on the mail for their medicines, paychecks, Social Security benefits, ballots and tax returns – and they deserve to see mailboxes put back, sorting machines turned on and hours restored. That’s why House Democrats are rallying with Americans across the country and passing legislation to protect the Postal Service and the people who depend on it,” said House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chairman David Cicilline (RI-01) and Cochairs Matt Cartwright (PA-08), Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Ted Lieu (CA-33).

MORE THAN 100 HOUSE DEMS HELD OVER 70 DAY OF ACTION EVENTS

  1. Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Pelosi keeps up post office pressure: ‘I don’t, frankly, trust the postmaster general’
  2. Leader Steny Hoyer: Maryland Democrats: DeJoy Got Caught ‘Red-Handed’
  3. Whip Jim Clyburn: Clyburn shares Democratic efforts to ‘protect the Postal Service’ ahead of election
  4. Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján: New Mexico's congressional delegation backs plan to provide USPS with $25 billion ahead of election
  5. Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries: Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy
  6. Caucus Vice Chair Katherine Clark: Massachusetts House delegation: USPS controversy is meant to rig election
  7. DPCC Chair David Cicilline: [VIDEO] RI delegation: Trump’s attempts to ‘sabotage’ USPS are unacceptable
  8. DPCC CoChair Matt Cartwright: Cartwright, constituent highlight importance of USPS
  9. DPCC CoChair Debbie Dingell: [VIDEO] Rep. Dingell on USPS, mail-in voting: We want to ensure the post office is working amid pandemic
  10. DPCC CoChair Ted Lieu: REPS LIEU, MCNERNEY, PETERS, TAKANO, AGUILAR SUPPORT BILL TO PROTECT AMERICANS WHO RELY ON POSTAL SERVICE
  11. Rep. Alma Adams: [VIDEO] 7 mail sorting machines removed in Charlotte, official says, as protests continue
  12. Rep. Pete Aguilar: Aguilar pledges to help ailing U.S. Postal Service as controversial changes suspended
  13. Rep. Colin Allred: Allred visits U.S. Postal Service’s Dallas Processing and Distribution Center
  14. Rep. Cindy Axne: [VIDEO] Rep. Axne calls on Postmaster General to resign, says she has 'no faith' in Postal Service leadership
  15. Rep. Nanette Barragán: [VIDEO] Postmaster General Suspends Controversial Changes As SoCal Democratic Leaders Blast USPS
  16. Rep. Joyce Beatty: Ohio Democrats to Trump: ‘Don’t mess with the USPS’
  17. Rep. Don Beyer: [VIDEO] Postmaster general rolls back on changes to USPS; Democrats want more
  18. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester: Democrat Officials Hold Press Conference Regarding Postal Service
  19. Rep. Anthony Brown: Maryland Democrats: DeJoy Got Caught ‘Red-Handed’
  20. Rep. Cheri Bustos: LaHood, Davis, Bustos welcome delay of U.S. Post Office changes until after election
  21. Rep. Salud Carbajal: Goleta post office boxes removed then replaced after outrage
  22. Rep. Ed Case: Trump Must ‘Reverse Course’ On Postal Service Interference
  23. Rep. Sean Casten: Casten, Foster, Underwood denounce delays at U.S. Postal Service
  24. Rep. Kathy Castor: Postal workers rally for relief bill in St. Petersburg with Crist, Castor
  25. Rep. Joaquin Castro: ‘That’s a big issue right there’ — Rep. Joaquin Castro wants to know why postal workers deceived him and a congressman from Fort Worth
  26. Rep. Judy Chu: Rep. Chu Voices Caution on Postmaster General’s Assurances
  27. Rep. Gil Cisneros: Southern California Protecting the USPS Virtual Press Conference
  28. Rep. Yvette Clarke: Rep Jeffries, Rep Clarke Call For Criminal Investigations And Resignation of PG DeJoy
  29. Rep. Steve Cohen: Postal delivery delays are deeper than you think
  30. Rep. Lou Correa: Post Office Cuts Decried By Local Leaders Across Southland
  31. Rep. Jim Costa: Cox and Costa announce support of USPS during Fresno press conference
  32. Rep. Joe Courtney: Rally in Willimantic supports U.S. Postal Service
  33. Rep. TJ Cox: Cox, Costa Vow to Fund Delivering the Mail … and Ballots
  34. Rep. Angie Craig: In meeting with Smith, Postal Employees Pledge to ‘go the extra mile’ to Ensure Mail-in Ballots Count
  35. Rep. Charlie Crist: Postal workers rally for relief bill in St. Petersburg with Crist, Castor
  36. Rep. Jason Crow: Postmaster general announces he is ‘suspending’ policies blamed for mail delays
  37. Rep. Henry Cuellar: Congressman Cuellar holds press conference on steps of Laredo post office demanding aid for USPS
  38. Rep. Susan Davis: San Diego Leaders Rally For United States Postal Service
  39. Rep. Danny Davis: Illinois Dem congressional delegation accuses Trump of trying to ‘sabotage’ the Postal Service
  40. Rep. Madeleine Dean: Reps. Dean, Evans highlight importance of postal service during Montgomery County stop
  41. Rep. Diana DeGette: [VIDEO] Colorado Congressional Delegation Says Cutting Postal Service Funding Will Hurt Veterans, Seniors, Rural Residents
  42. Rep. Rosa DeLauro: State Leaders Continue to Voice Concerns Over Postal Service Changes
  43. Rep. Suzan DelBene: Postmaster general pauses plan for overhauling mail delivery
  44. Rep. Val Demings: Val Demings rips into Trump, DeJoy over U.S. Postal Service slowdowns
  45. Rep. Ted Deutch: South Florida Democrats in Congress Denounce Recent Changes To The U.S. Postal Service
  46. Rep. Lloyd Doggett: Doggett: Safeguarding the post box an the ballot box
  47. Rep. Veronica Escobar: [VIDEO] Escobar visits El Paso USPS processing facility 
  48. Rep. Anna Eshoo: Rep. Anna Eshoo Speaks Out Against Dismantling the Postal Service
  49. Rep. Adriano Espaillat: Harlem Congressman Asks NY AG To Investigate USPS Delays
  50. Rep. Dwight Evans: Reps. Dean, Evans highlight importance of postal service during Montgomery County stop
  51. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher: Visit to Local Post Office
  52. Rep. Bill  Foster: Aurora Beacon News: U.S. Reps. Foster, Underwood, Casten rally to support U.S. Postal Service at Aurora facility
  53. Rep. Ruben Gallego: Arizona Congressman Ruben Gallego Speaks Out About USPS Changes
  54. Rep. John Garamendi: California Congressman Garamendi Calls for Postmaster General's Resignation
  55. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García: ‘Nothing less than criminal’: Fearing an undermined November election, Illinois Democrats sound alarm over US Postal Service
  56. Rep. Sylvia Garcia: KHOU 11  - U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia: 'We must work to protect all the postal service workers, letter carriers'
  57. Rep. Jimmy Gomez: Trump is sabotaging the USPS to win the election: Latinx Reps. rally to save it
  58. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez: [VIDEO] USPS changes could affect medication deliveries
  59. Rep. Al Green: 'Not acceptable': Lawmakers not satisfied as changes at U.S. Postal Service halted
  60. Rep. Raúl Grijalva: Grijalva to push for Postal Service protections
  61. Rep. Deb Haaland: USPS Cutbacks Hit New Mexico, Congressional And Union Leaders Push Back
  62. Rep. Denny Heck: States launch lawsuits against Trump/DeJoy as USPS says it’s pausing “service changes”
  63. Rep. Brian Higgins: The Editorial Board: Trump subverts democracy via the post office
  64. Rep. Jim Himes: From voter, congressman, senator: calls to protect the mail
  65. Rep. Steven Horsford: US Rep. Titus and Horsford join seniors, veterans in virtual conference, ask Trump Administration to stop attacking postal service
  66. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee: From businesses to brides, mail delays already impacting Houston
  67. Rep. Jared Huffman: Rep. Huffman Meets With Local Postal Workers Outside Eureka’s West Clark Street Station
  68. Rep. Pramila Jayapal: States launch lawsuits against Trump/DeJoy as USPS says it’s pausing “service changes”
  69. Rep. Hank Johnson: [VIDEO] Local congressman speaks on the importance of USPS at Decatur rally
  70. Rep. Bill Keating: Massachusetts House delegation: USPS controversy is meant to rig election
  71. Rep. Robin Kelly: ‘Nothing less than criminal’: Fearing an undermined November election, Illinois Democrats sound alarm over US Postal Service
  72. Rep. Dan Kildee:  [VIDEO] Congressman Kildee Held A Day of Action Calling on Reversing Changes Made to the U.S. Postal Service
  73. Rep. Derek Kilmer: [VIDEO] Meeting with Small Business owner about USPS sabotage
  74. Rep. Ron Kind: Kind: Politicizing USPS is something the country 'can't afford'
  75. Rep. Jim Langevin: [VIDEO] RI delegation: Trump’s attempts to ‘sabotage’ USPS are unacceptable
  76. Rep. Rick Larsen: Postmaster general pauses plan for overhauling mail delivery
  77. Rep. John Larson: Postmaster freezes plan for controversial changes, but CT Dems say that’s not enough
  78. Rep. Brenda Lawrence: [VIDEO] Michigan legislative leaders call for policy reversals at USPS due to mail delays
  79. Rep. Barbara Lee: [VIDEO] Bay Area lawmakers say US postmaster general’s sudden delay in changes isn’t enough
  80. Rep. Susie Lee: Local Democrats mount day of action on postal service delays
  81. Rep. Andy Levin: Officials pleased with suspension of Postal Services reforms but promise diligence
  82. Rep. Mike Levin: San Diego leaders participate in 'Day of Action' to rally support for U.S. Postal Service
  83. Rep. Alan Lowenthal: Congressional Democrats united in Post Office wars as Trump Administration pulls back changes
  84. Rep. Stephen Lynch: USPS workers, Lynch protest loss of high-speed mail sorting machines in Brockton
  85. Rep. Carolyn Maloney: Maloney Supports Postal Unions Against Trump’s USPS Crackdown
  86. Rep. Doris Matsui: Rep. Matsui on Post Office: ‘Vital institution is under attack by the Trump administration’
  87. Rep. Donald McEachin: McEachin Issues Statement Calling for Resignation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
  88. Rep. Jim McGovern: Rep. Jim McGovern says Trump administration 'sabotaging' USPS
  89. Rep. Gregory Meeks: Queens Reps. Condemn USPS Cutbacks
  90. Rep. Kweisi Mfume: Maryland postal workers, lawmakers urge public to rally behind Postal Service as Frosh considers lawsuit
  91. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: Democrats talk about providing access to the ballot near a USPS distribution facility in Opa-locka
  92. Rep. Grace Napolitano: Southern California Protecting the USPS Virtual Press Conference
  93. Rep. Joe Neguse: U.S Rep. Joe Neguse pitches need for emergency U.S. Postal Service funding
  94. Rep. Donald Norcross: South Jersey elected officials demand answers on Postal Service woes
  95. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton: DC Congresswoman discusses “damage done” by Postmaster General DeJoy
  96. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Queens Reps. Condemn USPS Cutbacks
  97. Rep. Tom O’Halleran: Virtual USPS Meeting with Local Leaders
  98. Rep. Frank Pallone: U.S. Postal Service: Rep. Frank Pallone calls for Trump administration to end 'sabotage'
  99. Rep. Jimmy Panetta: Support for Postal Service, workers, focus of Panetta press conference in Salinas
  100. Rep. Ed Perlmutter: Perlmutter talks mail as cutbacks to post office are suspended
  101. Rep. Scott Peters: Local Leaders Rally in Support of USPS Amid Heightened Concerns Over Future
  102. Rep. Mark Pocan: [VIDEO] Rep. Pocan holds news conference at Madison Main Post Office
  103. Rep. Ayanna Pressley: Massachusetts House delegation: USPS controversy is meant to rig election
  104. Rep. Mike Quigley: ‘Nothing less than criminal’: Fearing an undermined November election, Illinois Democrats sound alarm over US Postal Service
  105. Rep. Jamie Raskin: RASKIN LEADS RALLY TO ‘SAVE THE POST OFFICE’ WITH LEISURE WORLD RESIDENTS
  106. Rep. Kathleen Rice: L.I. officials urge funding, protection for U.S. Postal Service
  107. Rep. Max Rose: Rep. Max Rose to White House: ‘Just fix the Postal Service'
  108. Rep. Harley Rouda: Orange County congressman delivers pro-USPS messages outside Costa Mesa post office
  109. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard: Post Office Cuts Decried By Local Leaders Across Southland
  110. Rep. Raul Ruiz: [VIDEO] Dr. Ruiz on Post Office Sabotage and Mail in Voting
  111. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger: Baltimore’s federal lawmakers press postmaster on mail delays; postal union reports equipment dismantled
  112. Rep. Bobby Rush: At town hall, Rush and union leader blame poor management, federal opposition for problems with mail delivery
  113. Rep. Linda Sánchez: [Video] Congresistas demócratas de California denuncian las acciones de Trump contra el Servicio Postal
  114. Rep. John Sarbanes: Maryland postal workers, lawmakers urge public to rally behind Postal Service as Frosh considers lawsuit
  115. Rep. Jan Schakowsky: Schakowsky wants full rollback of postal cuts
  116. Rep. Adam Schiff: Rep. Schiff at Burbank Post Office: Trump is Sabotaging the USPS
  117. Rep. Brad Schneider: ‘Nothing less than criminal’: Fearing an undermined November election, Illinois Democrats sound alarm over US Postal Service
  118. Rep. Kim Schrier: Rep. Kim Schrier Visits Issaquah Post Office
  119. Rep. Bobby Scott: Congressman Bobby Scott criticizes Trump administration's 'sabotage' at USPS
  120. Rep. Donna Shalala: South Florida Democrats in Congress Denounce Recent Changes To The U.S. Postal Service
  121. Rep. Elissa Slotkin: Slotkin and Stabenow push back against feds on USPS delay
  122. Rep. Darren Soto: Congressman Soto Says U.S. Postal Service Must Be Protected Ahead of General Election
  123. Rep. Jackie Speier: Speier slams Trump appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in Belmont
  124. Rep. Haley Stevens: Michigan union chiefs: USPS delaying mail by removing machines, shifting policies
  125. Rep. Tom Suozzi: Long Island postal service delayed by funding woes, say union, Suozzi
  126. Rep. Eric Swalwell: Under Fire, Postmaster General Suspends Policy Changes Blamed For Delays Until After Election
  127. Rep. Mark Takano: Congressional Democrats united in Post Office wars as Trump Administration pulls back changes
  128. Rep. Dina Titus: US Rep. Titus and Horsford join seniors, veterans in virtual conference, ask Trump Administration to stop attacking postal service
  129. Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Michigan union chiefs: USPS delaying mail by removing machines, shifting policies
  130. Rep. Norma Torres: Local representatives push for more funding for United States Postal Service
  131. Rep. Terri Sewell: Rep. Sewell’s speech in support of the USPS outside of a local post office
  132. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small: New Mexico's congressional delegation backs plan to provide USPS with $25 billion ahead of election
  133. Rep. Greg Stanton: Virtual USPS Meeting with Local Leaders
  134. Rep. Lori Trahan: Massachusetts House delegation: USPS controversy is meant to rig election
  135. Rep. David Trone: TRONE HOLDS ‘DON’T MESS WITH THE USPS’ PRESS CONFERENCE IN GAITHERSBURG WITH CONSTITUENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
  136. Rep. Lauren Underwood: Joliet Herald-News: Casten, Foster, Underwood denounce delays at U.S. Postal Service
  137. Rep. Juan Vargas: San Diego leaders participate in 'Day of Action' to rally support for U.S. Postal Service
  138. Rep. Mark Veasey: ‘That’s a big issue right there’ — Rep. Joaquin Castro wants to know why postal workers deceived him and a congressman from Fort Worth
  139. Rep. Nydia Velázquez: Rep. Nydia Velázquez: Trump Is ‘Inflicting Harm’ on Americans by Attacking USPS
  140. Rep. Maxine Waters: [VIDEO] Postmaster General Suspends Controversial Changes As SoCal Democratic Leaders Blast USPS
  141. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: South Florida Democrats in Congress Denounce Recent Changes To The U.S. Postal Service
  142. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman: New Jersey suing Postal Service over mail slowdown
  143. Rep. Peter Welch: Welch, Sanders turn up heat as House returns to deal with USPS crisis
  144. Rep. Jennifer Wexton: Postmaster general rolls back on changes to USPS; Democrats want more
  145. Rep. Susan Wild: Pa., Lehigh Valley officials move to stop U.S. Postal Service changes that eroded mail service
  146. Rep. Frederica Wilson: South Florida Democrats in Congress Denounce Recent Changes To The U.S. Postal Service