Postmaster General Louis Dejoy’s opening statement was more focused on long term financial issues facing the #postalservice than on changes made that could impact election mail #NexstarDC 
DeJoy: Postal service has “Adequate capacity” to handle all election mail. Says if states’ election boards comply with USPS there should be no problems #NexstarDC
“I was made aware when everybody else was made aware.” -Louis DeJoy on mail sorting machines being removed ahead of the election. Says removing them was meant to handle more packages, less volume of letters during #COVID19 #NexstarDC
Sen. Peters: Will you bring back any mail processing machines that have been removed?
DeJoy: No. They’re not needed.
DeJoy: No. They’re not needed.
DeJoy: it’s an outrageous claim that any postal service changes were meant to undermine the election.
-says he Never spoke to the President about the Postal Service
-says he talked to Sec. Mnuchin about a plan, says not in detail #NexstarDC
-says he Never spoke to the President about the Postal Service
-says he talked to Sec. Mnuchin about a plan, says not in detail #NexstarDC
Lost in all the hype around the #PostmasterGeneral hearing today was that Senator @robportman gave a personal shoutout to his mailman David
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