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Nevilledog

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Tue Oct 20, 2020, 12:41 PM Oct 2020

Several Lawmakers Denied Access to Postal Facilities



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Several lawmakers say they were denied entry to U.S. Postal Service facilities where they had been routinely permitted, with 14 days to go in an election where mail-in ballots are playing a crucial role
Several Lawmakers Denied Access to Postal Facilities
At least five congressional Democrats were blocked from observing mail processing at large U.S. Postal Service facilities—a policy departure by the USPS for visits that were once routinely approved,...
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/several-lawmakers-denied-access-to-postal-facilities-11603208771

Efforts by some members of Congress to observe firsthand how mail is being processed at large facilities in the final weeks of the election have been blocked—a policy departure by the U.S. Postal Service for visits that were once routinely approved, the lawmakers said.

It’s unclear how many lawmakers have sought access to postal plants, but at least five, all Democrats, said they’d received inconsistent explanations for the denials.

Rep. Bill Pascrell, a New Jersey Democrat, visited a large mail-processing plant in Kearny, N.J., on Monday, according to his staff, after being refused entry last month. He told the Postal Service on Sunday that he was coming.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal last week, Mr. Pascrell said he wanted to see if the plant is keeping up with its workload, including handling mail-in ballots. He said that he and two other members of the New Jersey congressional delegation never got beyond the lobby.

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Several Lawmakers Denied Access to Postal Facilities (Original Post) Nevilledog Oct 2020 OP
Every time I see something like this, my mind jumps right to dirty trick and irregularities. idziak4ever1234 Oct 2020 #1
They need to do it again, this time live with news crews lindysalsagal Oct 2020 #2
So WTF are they hiding? spanone Oct 2020 #3

idziak4ever1234

(1,257 posts)
1. Every time I see something like this, my mind jumps right to dirty trick and irregularities.
Tue Oct 20, 2020, 12:46 PM
Oct 2020

I have been permanently damaged when it comes to presidential elections.

lindysalsagal

(20,730 posts)
2. They need to do it again, this time live with news crews
Tue Oct 20, 2020, 12:46 PM
Oct 2020

America has to witness the gop attempt to rig the election.

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