{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/-ri-delegation-demands-trump-administration-end-sabotage-of-postal-service", "RI Delegation Demands Trump Administration End Sabotage of Postal Service", "2020-08-17", "2020", "2020-08", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Sheldon Whitehouse", "W000802", "www.whitehouse.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "08.17.20\n\t\t\t  RI Delegation Demands Trump Administration End Sabotage of Postal Service \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Rhode Islanders and small businesses rely on USPS for basic needs during pandemic\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t Washington, D.C.  U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline are demanding that the Trump administration end its sabotage of the United States Postal Service (USPS). In a letter sent today to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the members of Rhode Island's congressional delegation call any action to undermine the operations of the USPS unacceptable, including efforts reported in Rhode Island that affect hardworking postal workers and the effectiveness of the postal system. The Rhode Island delegation cite concerns raised by the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Association of Letter Carriers about changes implemented in the Ocean State that severely curtail the ability of letter carriers to deliver the mail on a consistent and timely basis.\r\nWe urge you to suspend these harmful operational changes and turn your attention to supporting the mission of the USPS and its workers in providing an invaluable service to the American people and businesses, write Reed, Whitehouse, Langevin and Cicilline.\r\nMillions of Americans are expected to exercise their right to vote in November's general election using the mail system due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, President Trump said he is opposed to additional funding for the Postal Service because of mail-in voting.\r\nAll four members of the Rhode Island Congressional delegation say they are committed to saving the Post Office so that it can once again properly function and promptly and reliably serve the American people.\r\nFull text of the letter is available here.\r\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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": ["http://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/-ri-delegation-demands-trump-administration-end-sabotage-of-postal-service"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0271540377289057, "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"}