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House Passes $25 Billion Postal Service Bill Opposed by Trump

  • Democrats look to roll back changes made to postal operations
  • Spike in mail-in voting expected because of Covid-19 pandemic
Workers wearing protective masks carry U.S Postal Service bins with mail-in ballots in Miami. 

Workers wearing protective masks carry U.S Postal Service bins with mail-in ballots in Miami. 

Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg
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The House on Saturday passed a bill aimed at rolling back service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service that Democrats say could harm the ability of Americans to vote by mail in the November presidential election that’s being shadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

The “Delivering for America” measure, which would allocate an additional $25 billion for the Postal Service, had limited Republican support. It passed 257 to 150, with 26 GOP members voting yes.