Democrats Reject GOP Request for More Information on US Postal Service Surveillance of Conservatives, Gun Rights Advocates

A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker unloads packages from his truck in Manhattan, New York on April 13, 2020. Mike Segar/Reuters

House Democrats on Tuesday rejected a request from Republican lawmakers to gather more information about the alleged surveillance of conservatives and gun rights advocates by the U.S. Postal Service.

The resolution failed along party lines by a vote of 23–18 during a House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting,