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Postal Board Nears Democratic Majority That Might Keep DeJoy By Todd Shields
The Senate advanced on Wednesday three Biden nominees for the U.S. Postal Service board who would form a Democratic majority, but it’s no longer clear they would push to dismiss Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
Both incumbent Democratic board members including Chairman Ron Bloom have expressed support for DeJoy, whose restructuring of the service has drawn widespread criticism.
Bloom in February told House lawmakers that “the board of governors believes that the Postmaster General in very difficult circumstances is doing a good job.” He told The Atlantic magazine for an article published April 21 that DeJoy “earned my support.”
It would be a stunning turnabout for a former Trump donor whose replacement was urged in a letter last month signed by 50 lawmakers, and had been accused of letting service slow during an election that drew a surge in mail-in voting.
Bloom’s comments “do not seem to be the actions of a guy who would move take out DeJoy,” said Michael Plunkett, president of PostCom, a trade group for companies that are Postal Service customers. “I just don’t see it.”
Paul Steidler, a senior fellow at the Lexington Institute, agreed.
“You can bet the ranch on it,” Steidler said in an interview. “There is absolutely no evidence they are going to vote to remove Louis DeJoy.”
Both incumbent Democratic board members including Chairman Ron Bloom have expressed support for DeJoy, whose restructuring of the service has drawn widespread criticism.
Bloom in February told House lawmakers that “the board of governors believes that the Postmaster General in very difficult circumstances is doing a good job.” He told The Atlantic magazine for an article published April 21 that DeJoy “earned my support.”
It would be a stunning turnabout for a former Trump donor whose replacement was urged in a letter last month signed by 50 lawmakers, and had been accused of letting service slow during an election that drew a surge in mail-in voting.
Bloom’s comments “do not seem to be the actions of a guy who would move take out DeJoy,” said Michael Plunkett, president of PostCom, a trade group for companies that are Postal Service customers. “I just don’t see it.”
Paul Steidler, a senior fellow at the Lexington Institute, agreed.
“You can bet the ranch on it,” Steidler said in an interview. “There is absolutely no evidence they are going to vote to remove Louis DeJoy.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-28/postal-board-nears-democratic-majority-that-might-keep-dejoy
Well, I guess we'll see shortly but this came as pretty surprising to me. I assumed it was pretty much a done deal, but maybe DeJerk wasn't that far off making his 10 yr plan?
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