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Critics of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy hoped Thursday s confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden s three nominees to the U.S. Postal Service s governing board would mark the beginning of the end for the embattled mail chief.
Biden s USPS board nominees aren t likely to oust DeJoy, postal insiders say
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Replay Video UP NEXT Critics of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy hoped Thursday s confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden s three nominees to the U.S. Postal Service s governing board would mark the beginning of the end for the embattled mail chief. But even if Biden s picks are approved by the Senate, industry insiders suspect the board is unlikely to have enough votes to oust DeJoy, in part because its chairman Ron Bloom, a Trump-appointed Democrat has recently expressed strong support for the postmaster general.
Restoring service central to Biden s postal board nominees
by Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 22, 2021 3:14 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 22, 2021 at 3:28 pm EDT
Amber McReynolds, one of the nominees for Postal Service Governors, speaks at a Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hybrid nominations hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
President Joe Biden’s nominees to the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service pledged Thursday to rebuild trust with the American public through prompt deliveries, as they outlined a vison for the agency in their first formal statements to lawmakers.
The nominees Ron Stroman, a former deputy postmaster general; Amber McReynolds, who leads the non-profit National Vote at Home Institute; and Anton Hajjar, the former general counsel of the American Postal Workers Union made the remarks during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affai
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Their confirmation would give Democrat-aligned members a majority of the nine Senate-confirmed slots on the USPS board of governors, but the board would still be unlikely to fire Postmaster General DeJoy.
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President Biden’s three nominees to sit on the U.S. Postal Service’s governing board committed to lawmakers on Thursday to prioritize improvements to customer service, highlighting some areas of potential friction with the vision of the mailing agency’s current leadership.
Biden s postal board nominees pledge to rebuild trust
The confirmation hearing marked the first step that could reshape the board as Postmaster General Louis DeJoy pursues a controversial overhaul of mail operations. Author: ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE (Associated Press) Published: 3:53 PM EDT April 22, 2021 Updated: 3:53 PM EDT April 22, 2021
President Joe Biden s nominees to the governing board of the U.S. Postal Service pledged Thursday to rebuild trust with the American public through prompt deliveries, as they outlined a vison for the agency in their first formal statements to lawmakers.
The nominees Ron Stroman, a former deputy postmaster general; Amber McReynolds, who leads the nonprofit National Vote at Home Institute; and Anton Hajjar, the former general counsel of the American Postal Workers Union made the remarks during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The p