TOPLINERep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said she was blocked from touring U.S. Postal Service facilities in South Florida early Friday morning after receiving reports of mail that had been sitting at the facilities for more than a month, as customers and postal workers continue to report nationwide mail delays in the wake of new changes imposed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) speaks at a House Oversight Committee hearing on February ... [+] 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Wasserman Schultz’s blocked visit follows Rep. Joaquin Castro’s trip to a USPS distribution center in San Antonio, Texas, in August, in which postal workers say they were directed to move mail that had been sitting at the facility for “weeks” prior to Castro’s visit so the congressman would not see it. Further Reading‘This is an Outrage': South Florida Congresswoman Denied Access to USPS Facilities Over Concerns (NBC 6)USPS Mail Delays Still Persisting, Workers Say, Despite DeJoy Pausing Some Changes (Forbes)Postal worker: San Antonio post office hid backlogged mail from congressman (San Antonio Express-News)House Subpoenas Postmaster General For USPS Documents Detailing Changes (Forbes)Postmaster General Admits Knowing ‘Very Little’ About Postage, Refuses To Reverse USPS Changes In Testy House Hearing (Forbes)

Source: Forbes September 04, 2020 16:24 UTC