[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 135 (Thursday, July 30, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H3991]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           POST OFFICE DELAYS

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, as our Nation reels from COVID-19 and over 
150,000 deaths, millions of Americans depend on the U.S. Postal Service 
for access to medicine, stimulus payments, small business support, and 
trustworthy door-to-door service upon which Americans rely. Yet, 
recently appointed Postmaster General and major Trump donor Louis DeJoy 
has instituted a deeply misguided policy that puts American lives at 
risk.
  In a disturbing memo, it reads: ``late trips are no longer authorized 
or accepted . . . we may see mail left behind or mail on the workroom 
floor or docks.''
  The United States Postal Service has served our Nation ably for over 
two centuries, delivering at the most cost-effective rate. Letter 
carriers walk through rain, sleet, snow, dark of night to ensure the 
mail gets delivered. That is why Congress already provided $10 billion 
in financing to the Postal Service during this pandemic, and, 
tragically, the Trump administration continued to hold it up, causing 
backups in mail across our Nation.
  I demand the Trump administration release the funds Congress provided 
to our Postal Service. We must act now to ensure our people have access 
to medications they need, protect our small businesses and democratic 
institutions, and end these senseless delays.

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