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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,036 posts)
Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:00 PM Aug 2020

House Speaker Pelosi expects Republican support for U.S. Postal Service bill

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday she expects to receive Republican support for a Democratic bill the House will consider this weekend to aid the Postal Service amid concerns over its ability to handle a flood of mail-in ballots in the Nov. 3 election.

"We expect to receive bipartisan support on our legislation, send it to the Senate and see if they reject the will of the people," Pelosi told MSNBC in an interview.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-speaker-pelosi-expects-republican-support-for-u-s-postal-service-bill/ar-BB184Fsj?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP



We'll see. If they don't it should be used against them this fall.
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House Speaker Pelosi expects Republican support for U.S. Postal Service bill (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 OP
Why? progressive nobody Aug 2020 #1
A handful of GOP Reps in leaning blue districts will support it to try to save themselves bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #2
Good luck with that! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2020 #3
Doubt it. sandensea Aug 2020 #4
Even so I suspect that Moscow Mitch will shut it down in the Senate. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #5
They have to get their campaign mailers out Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #6

bucolic_frolic

(43,196 posts)
2. A handful of GOP Reps in leaning blue districts will support it to try to save themselves
Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:11 PM
Aug 2020

But it's window dressing. They don't mean it.

sandensea

(21,639 posts)
4. Doubt it.
Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:31 PM
Aug 2020

Bitchy Mitchy would rather give up Jimmy Chao's drug loot, than do anything that would undermine Cheeto's postal sabotage agenda.

They're counting on that to "win."

totodeinhere

(13,058 posts)
5. Even so I suspect that Moscow Mitch will shut it down in the Senate.
Mon Aug 17, 2020, 09:36 PM
Aug 2020

Mitch knows that historically low turnout elections benefit the Republicans. If the Postal Service cannot deliver all ballots by the cutoff date that could only help the Republicans. And Trump's zombie followers will vote in person anyway.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
6. They have to get their campaign mailers out
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 07:10 AM
Aug 2020

Just like every other candidate. The stuff does no good if it shows up in mid November.

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