Washington, April 8 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner demanding immediate answers regarding President Donald Trump's recent executive order directing the United States Postal Service to restrict the delivery of absentee and mail ballots based on a federally compiled eligibility list and new ballot envelope requirements.
In the letter, Krishnamoorthi warns that the order would force USPS into an unprecedented and deeply troubling role in federal elections.
"These directives would place USPS in an unprecedented gatekeeping role - effectively determining which voters will receive ballots - despite longstanding constit...