Pelosi weighs bringing House back early to address Postal Service crisis [View all]
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Source: Politico
By HEATHER CAYGLE, JOHN BRESNAHAN and SARAH FERRIS 08/15/2020 06:47 PM EDT
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders are considering cutting short the August recess and bringing the chamber back into session to deal with the unfolding crisis at the U.S. Postal Service, according to Democratic sources.
The House could return to vote with the next two weeks, the Democratic sources suggested. The chamber is currently in recess, with no votes scheduled until the week of Sept. 14.
Pelosi and other top Democrats, including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), discussed the possibility of returning early during an emergency leadership call Saturday afternoon.
Democrats are looking to address organizational issues at the Postal Service in the coming weeks, not to provide additional funding at this time, according to sources familiar with the discussion.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/15/pelosi-bringing-house-back-early-postal-service-395791
To those who are bashing Pelosi for not calling for an end to the recess (it's NOT a "vacation" ), she's way ahead of you w/respect to considering it.
Please let her do her job, she's better at it than any of us here.
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