Georgia Democratic Congressman Hank Johnson calls recent changes at the U.S. Postal Service an “attack on our very democracy.”
Rep. Johnson says amid the pandemic, as many as half of U.S. voters may opt to vote by mail in November. But he says that might not be possible because of actions taken by new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, which have led to slower delivery times in the Atlanta area and around the country.
“What he and Donald Trump have been doing is to try to sabotage the operations of the post office,” said Johnson. “And the reason why they’re doing that is to deprive people of their full and fair right to vote in a free election.”
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