More than 2 dozen Democratic senators are urging Treasury Sec. Mnuchin to stamp out politics from any discussion of price hikes or service changes to the struggling U.S. Postal Service.
Acknowledging the economic uncertainty the virus has created, the senators argue that the Postal Service is necessary"to ensure everyone is able to get their essential medicine prescriptions, purchase items not available in their area, or to keep in touch with loved ones in a time of social distancing."
"Despite recent media reports suggesting that the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically hurt USPS, the revenue data provided to my staff for the first five weeks of the crisis shows a different story," Johnson wrote. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., chairman of the Oversight subcommittee on government operations, which has jurisdiction over the Postal Service, has been one of the strongest advocates for the Postal Service and against politicizing the agency.
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