News conference on mail delays

News conference on mail delays

WITH THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONLESS THAN THREE MONTHS AWAYAND CONTINUED ISSUES WITH MAILDELAYS -- FEDERAL AND STATELEADERS ARE CALLING FOR THENEWLY POSTMASTER GENERAL TORESIGN.

WMAR-2 NEWS ERINMACPHERSON JOINS US LIVE WITHTHE CONCERNS.

ERIN?WITH THE SEVERAL ISSUES WE'VESEEN HERE IN BALTIMORE WHEN ITCOMES TO MAIL IN BALLOTS -MANY CALLED FOR THE STATE ANDCITY BOARD OF ELECTIONSLEADERS TO STEP DOWN -- SOIT'S NO SURPRISE LAWMAKERSWANT THE POST MASTER GENERALTO RESIGN.

LOUIS DEJOY JUSTTOOK OFFICE IN JUNE AND CUTFUNDING TO THE POSTAL SERVICEWHICH IS A BIG CONCERN WITHTHE FALL ELECTION BEING SOCLOSE AND STILL BEING IN APANDEMIC - MANY PEOPLE AREEXPECTED TO USE MAIL INBALLOTS.

PRESIDENT TRUMPTHREATENED TO CUT EVEN MOREFUNDING TO THE POST OFFICE -UNLES THE DEMOCRATS AGREE TOHIS CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL -SINCE TALKS HAVE BEEN AT ASTANDSTILL FOR WEEKS.

NOW,HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSIWANTS THE HOUSE TO VOTE LATERIN THE WEEK ON THE "DELIVERINGFOR AMERICA ACT" WHICH WOULDPROHIBIT CHANGE TO THE POTALSERVICE OPERATIONS IN PLAN ATTHE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR.THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATIONSTRESSED MAIL IN VOTING COULDIMPACT THE ELECTION.

Meadows"Do you realize how inaccuratethe voter rolls are with justpeople just moving around?

Letalone the people that dieoff?" Miller "It takes a longtime for states to be able toput this together safely andsecurely.

And to go and rushthis through, it's a disasterwaiting to happen." WHILE THISDISCUSSION HAPPENED ON THENATIONAL LEVEL OVER THEWEEKEND -- LOCAL LEADERS HEREIN BALTIMORE ARE MEETING TODAYWITH STATE AND FEDERALLAWMAKERS ALONG WITH POSTALWORKERS AND UNION LEADERS TODISCUSS CONCERNS - LIKE THEREMOVAL OF MAIL SORTING ANDPROCESSING MACHINES WHICH THEYSAY THREATENS TO CHOKE MAILCAPACITY TO THE ENTUREBALTIMORE REGION.

THAT MEETINGIS SCHEDULED FOR NOON TODAY,WE'LL BE SURE TO KEEP YOUUPDATED ON WHAT HAPPENS.

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