WASHINGTON - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who has faced widespread criticism for his changes to the USPS ahead of last year’s election, is facing pressure to answer for the post office’s handling of COVID-19.The House Oversight Committee penned a letter to DeJoy on Feb.
9 that called for him address the "alarmingly high numbers of coronavirus infections and deaths suffered by postal workers."The committee pointed to a Washington Post report that showed more than 16,000 postal workers were under quarantine this week for testing positive or coming in contact with an infected person.RELATED: Maryland lawmakers urge USPS officials to fix to fix mail delivery problemsRepresentatives Carolyn Maloney and Gerald Connolly asked DeJoy to take.