USPS postmaster general says he'll keep some cost-cutting measures in place after the election, despite pushback from Democrats

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• US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said he would bring back some cost-cutting measures after the election, during his testimony in from of the House of Representatives Oversight Committee on Monday.
• Cost-cutting measures such as removing hundreds of high-volume mail-sorting machines across the country, the removal of some mail collection boxes, canceling overtime for mail carriers, and cutting post office hours have been criticized for delaying mail. 
• States were concerned that the delays would impact mail-in-ballots for the November election.
• Several Democrats have called for DeJoy's resignation. 
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US Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told the House of Representatives Oversight Committee he would bring back some cost-cutting measures that have been criticized for contributing to delivery delays after the election, Reuters reported.

DeJoy spoke to the committee on Monday and offered two specific initiatives he would enact — "creating our new on-time transportation network and designing an engaged functional organizational structure."

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