Bloomberg: “The House on Saturday passed a bill aimed at rolling back service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service that Democrats say could harm the ability of Americans to vote by mail in the November presidential election that’s being shadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. The measure, which would allocate an additional $25 billion for the Postal Service, had limited Republican support. It passed 257 to 150. The effort comes as the number of Americans using the mail to cast their ballots in November is expected to surge in the face of the coronavirus pandemic — but as President Donald Trump’s new Postmaster General has swept into office with a series of cutbacks that have affected mail service. Passage of the bill is unlikely to have any impact on Post Office operations. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated the Senate wouldn’t be taking up the House bill, and the White House threatened to veto it.”
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