{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-votes-against-democrats-partisan-postal-bill", "Moolenaar Votes Against Democrats Partisan Postal Bill", "2020-08-22", "2020", "2020-08", "Republican", "Senate", "MI", "John Moolenaar", "M001194", "moolenaar.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Today, Congressman John Moolenaar voted against partisan legislation offered by House Democrats that would give theU.S. Postal Service $25 billion.\nThe Postal Service already has billions of dollars on hand, andearlier this weekThe Washington Post reported the Postal Service has $15 billion in the bank, plus a $10 billion loan from an early round of coronavirus relief as a backstop. That's more cash on hand than it had at the start of the pandemic.\"\nAlso, before the vote on today's bill, House Republicans offered an amendment tothe billthat would have implemented penalties for any postal service employee who is caught tampering with ballots sent by mail. Congressman Moolenaar voted for that amendment, however, it failed afterDemocrats rejected it.\n\"The Postal Service is essential for seniors, veterans, and so many residents in Michigan, said Congressman Moolenaar. That's why I took action in March and voted for the CARES Act which provided USPS with access to$10 billionin funding to address challenges caused by the pandemic. This funding already provides USPS with the resources it needs to deliver the packages Americans depend on including medications, checks, ballots, and more. Today's vote by the Democrats was nothing more than political grandstanding that fails to address the problems at USPS. In the long-term, USPS will need to take additional steps to ensure service while addressing issues that have plagued postal operations for more than a decade.\"\nEarlier in the week, the Postal Service posted on social media about its capacity to handle ballots during the upcoming election.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://moolenaar.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/moolenaar-votes-against-democrats-partisan-postal-bill"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8776287324726582, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}