Debbie Wasserman Schultz blocked from visiting two USPS mail sorting facilities

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

amid concerns for delayed mail delivery

Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said that she was barred from entry into two USPS mail sorting facilities.

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A member of the Oversight Committee, Wasserman Schultz told NBC News that it is her duty to look into the USPS facilities, as concerns for delayed mail delivery continue to heighten.

Last month, USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified to the House of Representatives Oversight Committee, which Wasserman Schultz is part of. Lawmakers have questioned DeJoy for his various cost-cutting measures such as cutting overtime for postal service workers, cutting post office hours, and displacing some mail collection boxes, as delays in mail delivery cause concern for mail-in-ballots in the upcoming election.

To contend to these concerns and inspect the facilities, Wasserman Schultz arrived early morning for a 4 am tour of a mail processing and distribution center in Opa-Locka, which is within 20 minutes driving distance of Miami, according to The Washington Post. The Post reported that the parking lot entry was roped off with caution tape and local postal service officials told Wasserman that USPS leadership had ordered them to prevent her from entry.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-florida-congresswoman-was-blocked-from-visiting-two-usps-mail-sorting-facilities-amid-concerns-for-delayed-mail-delivery/ar-BB18K4IB?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP

[spooky3]

1. Maybe she needs to show up armed to the teeth. White people who do that

seem to get a pass.

edited to add: I am white. I'm not being racist - I see the reality that some authority figures respond differently to white people vs. people of color who are armed.

[FM123]

2. She is my rep in 23rd district, DWS is a beast, she will not give up this fight!

[NCjack]

7. I agree - she is a beast. But, I think the following is correct.

She needs an appropriate invitation to enter space belonging to the Executive Branch. Imagine her reaction if AG Bill Barr arrived at her office without the Speaker's invitation to look around. If such intrusions were possible, the interactions among the three branches would look like a spaghetti bowl.

[2naSalit]

12. She didn't just show up...

Says she made arrangement to tour the facilities and measures to prevent her from doing so were taken to prevent her from the tours.

As a member of the Oversight Committee, she has authority to inspect them, just like those kids in cages facilities.

[Zoonart]

3. Well... nothing suspicious here.

[Mike Nelson]

4. Yikes!

... why don't I see this story on the national news? I hope it's covered in FL, at least...

[dhill926]

5. what are they hiding...

[mr_lebowski]

6. We need to get some Senators doing the same ... they might be a little reticent about denying

Senators entry.

And I hate to say it, but involving some Male Senators might help.

Just because of the nature of the misogynist shitheels in charge of the Executive.

[Bengus81]

8. Give them an "official request" and it will be turned down. This is over the top BS.........

How in the HELL can some cop stop a US Representative from seeing a United States Postal facility?? Telling me postal facility's have armed guards like that dude? I've never seen one at my GMF.

[Blue Owl]

9. DeJoy's Goons

[bullimiami]

10. I want to know who authorized police and blockades for this. They should be strung up and left.

On second thought

They are wasting taxpayer money to block a congressperson from seeing what they are doing with taxpayer money.

This should be a crime if it is not already.

Anyone participating in thus obstruction should be fired.
Postal employees and police.

[scarletwoman]

11. I want to know how this is going to be followed up. I haven't seen anything else, so far.