Postmaster general says he's pausing changes 'until after the election' | TheHill

“And unfortunately, too many partisan Democrats view that as a feature and not a bug.”Yet critics maintain that the changes, by slowing down mail delivery, would cause havoc surrounding November's elections, which are poised to take place in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic when tens of millions of people are expected to vote by mail for public health reasons.They have also seized on DeJoy’s financial holdings, arguing his attachment to Amazon and a Postal Service contractor make him unfit for the job.With that in mind, House Democrats this week have raced to the defense of the Postal Service, seeking to rescue the staid agency from financial ruin while accusing Trump of "sabotaging" its operations to gain an upper hand in November's elections.Democratic leaders have taken the remarkable step of calling the House back to Washington this week to vote on billions of dollars in new agency funding; the head of the House Oversight Committee has summoned DeJoy to testify before the panel next week; and on Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers — encouraged by Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiMcConnell: Senate unlikely to pass stand-alone Postal Service bill On The Money: S&P; closes at new record high | Democrats press for vote on unemployment boost | IRS will send interest payments to 14 million taxpayers Overnight Defense: Trump rejects major cut to military health care | Senate report says Trump campaign's Russia contacts posed 'grave' threat MORE (D-Calif.) — staged press events at post office facilities across the country — a concerted political messaging effort designed to stir a public outcry against the administrative changes.Bolstering the Democrats' cause, the Post Office is perennially ranked among the most cherished of the nation’s government institutions.Indeed, a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center in March found that the Postal Service is far and away the most popular of all the federal agencies, winning a favorable rating from 91 percent of voters identifying as Democrats, and 91 percent of those identifying as Republicans."They felt the heat,” Pelosi said during a virtual Politico Playbook interview.