GovExec's Eric Katz discusses U.S. Postal Service changes that could impact mail-in voting this November, and Reps. John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Fred Keller (R-PA) discuss U.S. Postal Service funding and the stalemate over coronavirus relief legislation.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a briefing on the legislative agenda after the House was called back into session to work on a bill to fund the U.S. Postal Service. The Speaker addressed criticisms of the U.S. Postal Service that suggest it does not pay its own way, saying "it's not a business, it's a service." When asked about what voters should do if they have concerns with voting by mail, she said "Don't pay any attention to what the President is saying, because it is all designed to suppress the vote."
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows spoke with reporters on Capitol Hill about the U.S. Postal Service legislation being debated in the House. He responded to questions about the president sending law enforcement to polling places on November 3rd by saying "there are a number of people who would seek to make sure that they could make a November 3rd election chaos." He went on to say that "if you have mail-in, absentee ballots, if you have vote-by-mail that is part of your normal process, certainly the president supports that."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a briefing on the legislative agenda after the House was called back into session to work on a bill to fund the U.S. Postal Service. The Speaker addressed criticisms of the U.S. Postal Service that suggest it does not pay its own way, saying "it's not a business, it's a service." When asked about what voters should do if they have concerns with voting by mail, she said "Don't pay any attention to what the President is saying, because it is all designed to suppress the vote."
Jeff Moss, creator of the cybersecurity and hacker conferences Black Hat and DEF CON, discusses 2020 election security, the Chinese-owned Tik Tok and We Chat social media platforms, and where the internet is heading. Mr. Moss talks with C-SPAN from Singapore.
The U.S. House of Representataive held two-hours of debate on a bill to stop Postal Service changes until January 1, 2021 or the end of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The bill would also provide $25 billion for postal service needs.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows spoke with reporters on Capitol Hill about the U.S. Postal Service legislation being debated in the House. He responded to questions about the president sending law enforcement to polling places on November 3rd by saying "there are a number of people who would seek to make sure that they could make a November 3rd election chaos." He went on to say that "if you have mail-in, absentee ballots, if you have vote-by-mail that is part of your normal process, certainly the president supports that."
With the Republican National Convention getting underway next week, C-SPAN presented historic speeches from the 1952 Political Conventions with Presidential nominees Gen. Dwight Eisenhower (R) & Gov. Adlai Stevenson (D-IL).
The U.S. House of Representataive held two-hours of debate on a bill to stop Postal Service changes until January 1, 2021 or the end of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The bill would also provide $25 billion for postal service needs.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows spoke with reporters on Capitol Hill about the U.S. Postal Service legislation being debated in the House. He responded to questions about the president sending law enforcement to polling places on November 3rd by saying "there are a number of people who would seek to make sure that they could make a November 3rd election chaos." He went on to say that "if you have mail-in, absentee ballots, if you have vote-by-mail that is part of your normal process, certainly the president supports that."
With the Republican National Convention getting underway next week, C-SPAN presented historic speeches from the 1952 Political Conventions with Presidential nominees Gen. Dwight Eisenhower (R) & Gov. Adlai Stevenson (D-IL).
The U.S. House of Representatives debated a bill to provide $25 billion in emergency funding for the U.S. Postal Service, and prevent any changes to Postal operations through the November elections.
