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Coronavirus Special Report: Why the GOP is offering money to help the ailing Postal Service

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., joined by other Democratic members of Congress, speaks during a news conference on postal service outside the U.S. Postal Service Headquarters on Tuesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., joined by other Democratic members of Congress, speaks during a news conference on postal service outside the U.S. Postal Service Headquarters on Tuesday. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call)
By Shawn Zeller and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted August 18, 2020 at 5:55pm

In this episode of Coronavirus Special Report we delve into the U.S. Postal Service.

We discuss why the GOP is now proposing funds to bolster the Postal Service and why the postmaster general did an about-face on his intent to make drastic cuts before the presidential election in November.

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