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Congress + economics @washingtonpost . Bad golfer. Proud Marylander. Mizzou grad x2. Follow me on Threads: @jacobbogage

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(((Jacob Bogage)))
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Hi folks, a little *personal news.* I’m @washingtonpost ’s new **congressional economics correspondent** — covering how Congress spends your money, regulates our economy and what it means for you.
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BREAKING: The House passes a major financial overhaul of the USPS, relieving it of $57 billion in liabilities, plus another $50 billion cost savings over the next decade.
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👀New USPS data filed in federal court this morning. Incoming ballot delivery scores 11/3: - Atlanta, 82.2% - Central PA, 61.3% - Philadelphia, 66.3% - Detroit, 78.9% - Greensboro (NC), 72.9% - Lakeland (Wisc.), 76.8% ** These are completed ballots sent to election offices. **
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🚨 SCOOP: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will unveil the largest rollback of consumer mail services in a generation as part of his 10-year plan for USPS including: - longer first-class mail delivery times - reduced post office hours - higher prices.
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The Trump admin & big meatpackers fabricated claims of pork & beef shortages to force workers into dangerous plants at the pandemic's height. **269 workers died** after getting covid-19 in meat packing plants. You must must must read @taylormtelford :
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Judge Emmet G. Sullivan comes out swinging at USPS to open his hearing, and USPS's failure to comply with his order. "Someone might have a price to pay for that," he said.
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NEWS: The IRS is answering nearly **90%** of taxpayers' phone calls, up from **13%** a year ago. It's hired 5,000 employees to staff the phones, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. Part of today's Post Politics Now:
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Remember I said I had another USPS story dropping today? Here it is. USPS will pay DeJoy's former company, XPO Logistics, $120 million to take over two key sorting facilities. Meanwhile, DeJoy maintains significant financial ties to XPO.
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Sharing this again for everyone asking why Biden can't fire DeJoy...
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A great look at Biden’s route to installing new USPS governors, the folks who oversee the postmaster general.
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Sullivan to the Dept. of Justice lawyer representing USPS: "It’s your clients that I have some concern about, each and every one of them, starting at the top of the food chain."
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NEWS: In court-ordered sweeps of USPS processing plants in Texas, postal workers found 815 ballots that have now been delivered to election officials, according to a federal court filing.
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USPS hearing post 3: USPS is getting new trucks. They're badly needed. The current trucks are 30 years old. They don't have heat, A/C or radios. And they catch fire. **USPS to buy up to 165,000 electric delivery trucks** Read here on the new trucks: []
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NEW: There's a quiet revolt happening inside your post office. #USPS workers are pushing back against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, a major Trump donor. They're finding ways to bend his new policies, to deliver "every piece every day." Read more:
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These scores are the % of ballots that were processed (sorted, postmarked, transported, everything but pickup and delivery) within 1-3 days. That means 6.7% of ballots in the mail system **yesterday** were not processed on-time.
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👀 NEWS: USPS is testing paycheck cashing, which experts say could help millions access their own money and pay bills. And more financial services could be on the way. It's a huge win for progressives, who have pushed postal banking for YEARS.
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INBOX: The @NAACP has called for an immediate impeachment of President Donald Trump "for his attempted coup on the United States of America."
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BREAKING: The House Oversight Committee with hold an emergency hearing on the US Postal Service on Aug. 24 (my birthday), demanding Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and #USPS board of governors chair Robert M. Duncan testify. Story in moments on @washingtonpost .
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BREAKING: Postal worker admits fabricating allegations of ballot tampering, officials say me w/ @ShawnBoburg
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Stating for record this is false. House and Senate asked Trump for $13B for USPS at the start of the pandemic. Trump said he’d veto a bill with any direct postal aid. Trump is the one holding up funding. End of story.
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It is NONSENSE to say @realDonaldTrump is undercutting the Postal Service. I know. I oversaw USPS in Congress on the Oversight Committee. It was a mismanaged wreck during the Obama administration—they’ve lost billions for a decade had issues long before this President.
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🚨 SCOOP: White House, USPS finalizing plans to ship coronavirus test kits to U.S. households as soon as next week
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Nationwide ballot processing scores by day: Oct. 24: 94.7% Oct. 26: 93.4% Oct. 27: 94.8% Oct. 28: 97.1% Oct. 29: 95% Oct. 30: 93.1% Oct. 31: 90.9% Nov. 2: 89.6% Nov. 3: 93.3% According to postal & voting experts, all but 1 of those days (Oct. 28) had unacceptable scores.
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Leaving this here, too. DeJoy is announcing his full plan tomorrow at 11 a.m. This is a great way to get read up quick. (Note to lots of people in my mentions: This is absolutely not exhaustive. But until I get a book contract, this is a decent start.)
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SULLIVAN: "It just leaves a bad taste in everyone’s mouth for the clock to run out – game’s over – and then to find out there was no compliance with a very important court order." DoJ: "It took some time for this order to get to the right people."
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SCOOP: USPS will electrify delivery trucks by 2026 in climate win for Biden USPS had recently pledged to go 40% EV. This new purchase plan now gets it to 75% by 2026, and all electric afterward. Huge, huge news for USPS and Biden climate agenda.
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I don't think we understand how bonkers this story is. The meat industry + Trump White House played up fears of meat shortages. Even though there was no shortage. At all. They used those fears to keep plants running. And **269 PEOPLE NEEDLESSLY DIED.**
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Finally, @AOC landed a haymaker with her questions about Workhorse's unionized workforce. Getting USPS to admit that it knew Oshkosh would take its work to a non-union state -- woah. It contradicts the first line of USPS's Feb. 2021 press release on the contract!
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SULLIVAN: "Everyone take a deep breath. We're going to get through this." Court will hold an emergency hearing with USPS executive at 1:30.
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Oh man, here we go. Ron Stroman (D) is giving a statement OPPOSING DeJoy's 10-year plan. This is BIG. This NEVER happens at board of governors meetings. The board HATES exposing public fissures. This a massive fault line.
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Dan Mullen recently: - called for a full crowd at The Swamp - contracted the virus himself - said it was “unfortunate” and “disappointing” that players would miss practice so they could vote - instigated a halftime brawl
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Your mail is about to slow down starting today. So we made a calculator for what USPS's changes mean for your Zip code. Punch it where you live, and see what it means for your mail. Plus a bunch of other cool maps.
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To recap, via @taylormtelford : - Trump & meat packers pretended there was a food shortage - Trump ordered meat plants to stay open to stop a food shortage - There was no food shortage - 334,000 covid cases traced to meat workers - 269 PEOPLE DIED Unreal.
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STROMAN on DeJoy's plan: "Strategically-ill conceived, creates dangerous risks that are not justified by the relatively low financial return, and doesn’t meet our responsibility as an essential part of America’s critical infrastructure." Wow.
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SULLIVAN: "At some point, I agree the postmaster will have to be deposed or appear before me."
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BREAKING: USPS says it will make at least 40% of its new delivery vehicle fleet electric, including at least 50% of its trucks from @OshkoshDefense + EVs purchased from commercially available models. More to come.
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All this is to say: ‼️ IT IS TOO LATE TO MAIL YOUR BALLOT ‼️ ‼️ DROP IT OFF IN PERSON OR AT A SECURE DROP BOX ‼️
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"Vice President Mike Pence issued a 'direct message to meatpacking workers' at a news conference that 'we need you to continue … to show up and do your job.'" That job was to feed America because the WH said there was a food crisis. There wasn't -- and 269 PEOPLE DIED.
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NEWS: USPS Board of Governors Chairman Robert M. Duncan, the board's senior Republican, will not seek reelection as chairman. Board will have a new chair, opening the door for a Democrat to potentially helm the board.
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Wow, it is 8:45 a.m., on a Friday and we've had so much news. And USPS's board of governors is about to meet in 15 minutes, and I have a feeling things could get feisty. And we have another USPS story that will drop today, and I think lots of folks will read. Buckle up.
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NEW: GOP plan to 'offset' Israel aid will cost $90 billion, IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel tells me. "All of those funds go to increased scrutiny on tax evasion going on at the highest wealth levels," Werfel says. IRS would be "leaving money on the table."
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🦇🚨Tax NEWS: The IRS is bracing for the unthinkable: A normal tax season Nearly $1B of Inflation Reduction Act $$ has trickled out. It’s paying off so far: - 99.7% of returns processed - 90% of phone calls answered - squashed the backlog of returns
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Trump just comes out and says it: He is blocking money to keep the Postal Service afloat in an attempt to cast the election as fraudulent.
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Trump on the Post Office: "They don't have the money to do the mail in voting. Are they gonna do it even if they don't have the money?" Trump says that without the Postal Service money that he's blocking, the election will be "greatest fraud in history."
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INBOX: The @NAACP is asking @Twitter to "suspend and ban President Trump’s account for inciting violence."
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Another plaintiff's attorney: "It’s clear nothing happens without Mr. DeJoy’s knowledge and approval. I would suggest the person that needs to be in that witness chair is Mr. DeJoy." Plaintiffs have asked for sworn testimony today about the ballot sweeps.
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When Taylor Swift tweets about your scoops...
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Trump’s calculated dismantling of USPS proves one thing clearly: He is WELL AWARE that we do not want him as our president. He’s chosen to blatantly cheat and put millions of Americans’ lives at risk in an effort to hold on to power.
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Sen. Bennet tells me why he held up the CR: “What went into that is my mom was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1938. And her family was destroyed by the Nazi invasion there. The 16 million people were killed in, in Poland and Ukraine and I thought it was important for us to send…
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JUST IN: White House official now says USPS workers ARE part of the federal vaccine mandate under OSHA jurisdiction, though technically not under the executive order. Deleting a previous thread that was based on earlier reporting. Will also momentarily update our write-up.
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Lots of folks asking, “Why does Louis DeJoy still have a job?” Here’s why. Shaded red dot is John Barger, Republican DeJoy supporter. Biden replacement nominee is pending. Blue dot not under Biden is Lee Moak, Democrat who backs DeJoy. USPS Govs lack the votes to fire DeJoy.
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Specifically, Pepsi is cutting off the sale of its cola and other beverage brands + capital investments. But it will CONTINUE to offer other PepsiCo products in Russia, including milk, baby formula and baby food.
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Democrats plans for USPS: - new USPS governors - forcing out DeJoy - LOTS of money - new trucks & machines - some innovative accounting maneuvers - using USPS for voting rights - MORE My story with graphics from @kevinschaul :
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NEWS: The Senate overwhelmingly votes to advance a $107 billion financial overhaul of the USPS, the Postal Service Reform Act. The vote was 74-17. Senate is scheduled for a final vote on the bill **tomorrow,** where it appears likely to pass.
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USPS is slowing its "service standards," or the time it says it should take to deliver you mail, by up to two days. So we mapped it for everyone's Zip code. Click the link. Punch in your Zip. See what's happening to your mail -- and why it matters.
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The White House was days away from sending face masks to every household in America over the summer. USPS even wrote a press release for the plan. Trump nixed it over personal feuds with USPS & Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Read that draft press release:
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A great look at Biden’s route to installing new USPS governors, the folks who oversee the postmaster general.
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UPDATE: In new legal filing, USPS says it discovered 13 ballots during facility sweeps in Pennsylvania that were referred to management for delivery.
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Samuel Spital of the NAACP: "The government simply defied an order of the court."
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Now HAJJAR, after long preamble, takes aim at the planned mail slowdowns. Holy cow. "I ask why this change needs to be implemented now. Why not wait until management implements the impressively innovative changes in the rest of the [Delivering for America] plan?"
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USPS's new trucks from Oshkosh Defense: - get 8.6 mpg - use 110 million gallons of gasoline annually - are basically as polluting as USPS's current 30 year-old trucks EPA says USPS paid Oshkosh $482 million without doing any sort of analysis like this.
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. @CREWcrew has a great new piece on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. Appears he transferred his shares of XPO Logistics, a major USPS contractor where he was an executive and board member, to his children -- rather than making a more robust divestiture.
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A big boost for USPS and election transparency: Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ORDERS the Postal Service to file publicly every data report it provides to plaintiffs for the foreseeable future. We should be getting a nice data dump throughout the day tomorrow.
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The main takeaway: there are public divisions on the board for the first time in who knows how long. Will that change USPS policy, or the way USPS conducts its business? We shall see.
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ESPN is cutting ties with @UniWatch , the 20 year-old sports fashion column that made sense of every jersey, hat, helmet and bowl patch you saw on the field. Long live Uni Watch.
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☕️ NEWS: Starbucks committed ‘egregious’ violations in battling union, judge rules Coffee giant must: - award backpay - reinstate workers - cease a whole host of anti-union behavior - Howard Schultz has to read employees a 14-page statement of rights
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Transcript of Stroman's dissent at the Board of Governors. Lays down a tremendous marker.
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. @AOC on this admission: "They were granted a $3 billion contract... And then after the ink was dry, it looks like [Oshkosh is] opening up a scab facility in South Carolina with no prior history of producing vehicles in that facility."
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Wow, big admission from USPS official Stephen: Oshkosh Defense told USPS that it would move its production from union shops in Wisconsin to non-union shops in South Carolina "shortly before the public announcement" of the contract.
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NEWS: Pepsi is pulling out of Russia. Coca-Cola, Starbucks, McDonald's and Yum Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut) have all pulled out of Russia today.
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I love this tweet so much. If you’re not offended by Ted Cruz, you’re not offended by “Allahu akbar.”
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Hend Amry
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I just heard Ted Cruz's first words on his Iowa caucus win: "To God goes the glory." That's Republican for "Allahu Akbar!"
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Breaking: the rules changes @MLB is experimenting with in the @AtlanticLg are here: - move the mound back 2 feet - larger bases (18 sq in) - prohibition against defensive shifts - radar-enabled K zone - 3 batter minimum for pitchers - no mound visits unless removing pitcher
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To answer questions coming up in my mentions a lot tonight:
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Lots of folks asking, “Why does Louis DeJoy still have a job?” Here’s why. Shaded red dot is John Barger, Republican DeJoy supporter. Biden replacement nominee is pending. Blue dot not under Biden is Lee Moak, Democrat who backs DeJoy. USPS Govs lack the votes to fire DeJoy.
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Wow, big admission from USPS official Stephen: Oshkosh Defense told USPS that it would move its production from union shops in Wisconsin to non-union shops in South Carolina "shortly before the public announcement" of the contract.
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NEW: Top Democrats say postmaster general acknowledged new policies that workers say are delay mail In a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, Schumer & Pelosi say DeJoy admitted in their meeting to barring overtime + extra trips to prevent delays.
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Source:
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NEWS: The @OversightDems advances two bills to: 1⃣ Require USPS to redo its environmental analysis of its plan to purchase gas-guzzling trucks. 2⃣ Require USPS to allow Congress to inspect postal facilities ahead of elections. USPS had previously denied lawmakers that ability.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene kicked an unarmed activist who was asking her about about gun safety legislation. She called the activist a “coward” before appearing to intentionally draw back her foot and aim it a young woman’s leg. Via me + @marianaa_alfaro
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NEWS: USPS's board of governors will meet Jan. 12 in Washington to elect a new chair. There has been some haggling behind the scenes about who will take over after President Biden did not renominate Ron Bloom.
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NEWS: Can confirm the Alameda County Sheriff's office is investigating Raptors GM Masai Ujiri for misdemeanor battery of a police officer. Spox said Ujiri refused to show deputy at the court a credential, then twice shoved the deputy, striking him in the jaw.
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NEW: Swing state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows The darker you get in this map, the longer the ballot return delay. via me & @_cingraham []
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In the BoG meeting, both Chair Ron Bloom and DeJoy open by saying the board "may not always agree on everything." Which has gotta make you wonder -- what's coming up in this meeting?
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Seeing questions about this a bunch in my mentions, so dropping this handy graphic here:
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Lots of folks tweeting @ me, “wHy DoEs dEjOy StiLl HaVe a JoB???” Here’s why. Shaded blue dot is Ron Bloom, Democratic chair who backs DeJoy. Blue dot not appointed by Biden is Lee Moak, a Democrat, who hasn’t said publicly where he stands. Govs lack the votes to fire DeJoy.
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The White House was days away from sending face masks to every household in America over the summer. USPS even wrote a press release for the plan. Trump nixed it over personal feuds with USPS & Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Read that draft press release:
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The liberal argument for postal banking: - it would help ~68 million unbanked/underbanked folks avoid payday lenders and risky financial institutions - it would provide USPS a new source of funding it desperately needs Major backers: @BernieSanders , @AOC , @SenGillibrand
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Lol @jaketapper adores Charles Barkley.
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SCOOP: House panel to grill USPS officials on $11.3 billion plan to buy gas-guzzling delivery trucks Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on the "next generation delivery vehicles" on April 5.
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USPS’s board of governors is full. Susan Rice swore in President Biden’s three nominees earlier Tuesday.
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During the pandemic, @USPS employees have been on the frontlines delivering for Americans.   I was honored to swear in @AmberMcReynolds , Anton Hajjar & Ron Stroman as members of the Postal Service Board of Governors. I know they’ll get right to work building USPS for the future.
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Please forgive any typos. Was typing fast and our transcription software is great, but not perfect.
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🚨 SCOOP: Biden to nominate two Democrats, voting rights advocate to USPS board of governors - Ron Stroman (D), former deputy postmaster general - Amber McReynolds, CEO Vote at Home Institute - Anton Hajjar (D), former APWU general counsel READ HERE:
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Should note Ujiri is the Raptors' president, not GM.
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Wow. @RepMaloney : "It's clear the Postal Service needs to go back to the drawing board." Says that means USPS should do a new environmental assessment, new cost estimate for the trucks, **renegotiate with Oshkosh** on the price of the contract.
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The Gruden emails make it even more ridiculous that the NFL didn’t even collect a written report on Dan Snyder and the Washington Football Team.
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Patrick Hruby
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I wonder what else is in all of those WFT investigation emails—we’ll probably never know, my assumption is that they’re either vaulted like the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE noc list or have been physically destroyed like Jeff Pash stomping out the SpyGate tapes
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News: Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a bill rolling back significant child labor protections. The law eliminates requirements to verify the age of workers younger than 16, a basic underpinning of child labor law.
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News: An Iowa state house subcommittee advances legislation to: - roll back child labor protections, allowing 14-15 year-olds to work in meatpacking plants - allow children to work more hours during the school year - shield companies from liability if kids are injured on the job
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(((Jacob Bogage)))
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In a tight labor market, some states look to another type of worker: Children Lawmakers are considering rolling back child labor protections to address worker shortages.
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