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The Oversight Committee should move it’s hearing with Trump donor and USPS head Louis DeJoy from 9/17 to next week. It’s important to note two issues: (1) holding hearings take logistical and investigative work; (2) the DNC will understandably take media and member attention. 1/
If the hearing get moved to Friday, which allows the Committee to do more fact finding and not let the DeJoy hearing get swallowed up in the DNC media frenzy. The committee has a 7 day notice requirement for hearings but deviating is hardly unprecedented. 2/
What fact gathering needs to be done? Here are a few things that could have been done over the next 6 weeks but could potentially be squeezed into Mon-Thurs by staff: a briefing from former Postmaster General Brennan and former Deputy PMG Stroman; 3/ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2020/05/usps-board-set-to-lose-quorum-as-deputy-postmaster-general-resigns/
A transcribed interview with Former USPS IG David Williams, who resigned from his position as the vice-chairman of the agency’s Board of Governors at the end of April. He can discuss the hiring process that led to the selection of DeJoy. 4/ https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2020/05/usps-board-of-governors-vice-president-steps-down-but-quorum-remains/
A demand for a briefing and records from the Department of Treasury about Secretary Mnuchin’s role in pressuring USPS governors to select DeJoy and regarding its funding. Mnuchin’s interference reportedly played a role in Williams’ resignation. 5/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/15/trump-postal-service-dejoy/
Transcribed interviews with as many of the USPS Governors as possible, to understand the selection process of DeJoy, and their oversight of his decisions since. Governors make at least $30K per year on top of their day jobs. We need to hear from them. 6/ https://about.usps.com/who/leadership/board-governors/
Briefings from the Postal Union and selected USPS members to understand the impact of all the changes under DeJoy’s leadership including cutting overtime, changing leadership, collecting mailboxes, raising ballot postage, and dumping sorting machines. 7/ https://www.foxnews.com/media/postal-worker-union-vote-by-mail-safe
Briefings from voting rights, civil rights, veterans, seniors, farmers, public health advocates and others about the impact of DeJoy’s changes on American life. Ethics experts @CREWcrew and @CommonCause other orgs to discuss his conflicts of interest. 8/ https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-2020-usps-appointment-could-corrupt-key-institution-ahead-ncna1234125
Putting together a DeJoy hearing on short notice won’t be easy. Especially if Republicans boycott and the Trump administration obstructs. But DeJoy’s actions make it necessary. I worked on the Committee for 4.5 years. I’ve seen it done. It can be done. It should be done. END
