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Discussion Thread: Day 2 of the 2020 Republican National Convention 8-25-2020
I'm Michael Smallberg, a legislative analyst at Bloomberg Government covering the USPS. AMA!
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Discussion Thread: Day 2 of the 2020 Republican National Convention 8-25-2020

Posted: 25 Aug 2020 04:52 PM PDT

Day 2 of the 2020 Republican National Convention

The Republican Party is hosting their official nominating convention from August 24th - August 27th. Ostensibly based in Charlotte, certain functions are expected to be pre-recorded or performed elsewhere. The convention program is advertised to begin airing or streaming from 8:00-11:00 PM Eastern.

Currently Publicized Speakers:

Tiffany Trump
Eric Trump
Attorney General Daniel Cameron of Kentucky
Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez of Florida
Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
First Lady Melania Trump

Day 2 Schedule of events and expected speakers by CSPAN

Methods to Stream Live:

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I'm Michael Smallberg, a legislative analyst at Bloomberg Government covering the USPS. AMA!

Posted: 26 Aug 2020 09:05 AM PDT

I cover Congress for Bloomberg Government, with a recent focus on the U.S. Postal Service and Covid-19 relief legislation. I've been with Bloomberg for about five years, and before that I was an investigator at the Project On Government Oversight.

The Postal Service is rarely a hot-button topic during an election year. In recent months, however, Democrats say USPS started making changes that could hinder mail-in voting and delay deliveries for millions of Americans. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called members back to the Capitol during August recess to pass legislation that would block the changes and give the Postal Service an emergency $25 billion funding boost.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and President Donald Trump say they want to reform the Postal Service to address its longtime budgetary woes. One of America's oldest institutions, the Postal Service has posted $77.8 billion in net losses over 13 years, following a shift to online communications and a congressional mandate to prefund retiree health benefits. The Covid-19 pandemic has only made matters worse, despite an uptick in e-commerce shipments.

So what would you like to know? What going on inside the Postal Service? What's Congress going to do about it? Will the Postal Service be privatized? Why does Trump have beef with the Postal Service and Amazon?

Proof: https://i.redd.it/vlfdbwk3fei51.jpg

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Do not be fooled by the polling. Donald Trump could very well win a second term

Posted: 26 Aug 2020 05:12 AM PDT