Mail-in Voting Controversy Deepens as USPS Becomes Focal Point for Congress

Mail-in ballots are processed for Washington's primary election by elections workers at the King County Elections headquarters in Renton, Washington, on August 4, 2020. David Ryder/Getty Images

Over a hundred members of Congress sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting that funding for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) be included in the pandemic relief package currently being negotiated.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-Va.), chair of the House Government Operations Subcommittee, led 129 other House members to urge Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to fully fund the USPS and ensure it can meet states’ needs in delivering mail-in ballots.