One thing was clear after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s hearing before
Congress on Monday: the partisan brawls over the
United States Postal Service—once among the less politicized agencies in the federal government—will almost certainly continue through
election Day.
The five-hour hearing was punctuated by cringe-worthy moments as DeJoy, who appeared unprepared to answer Democrats’ basic questions about the agency he has led since mid-June, appeared squirm in his seat.
Experts on the Postal Service say DeJoy’s wobbly testimony validates at least some of the concerns voiced in recent weeks by Congressional
Democrats, who have launched multiple probes into the Postmaster General’s proposed cost-cutting measures at the USPS and the selection process that led to his appointment in May.