Comer: Democrats’ Unilateral Subpoena Part of a Backwards Process to Promote a Baseless Conspiracy Theory

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued the following statement on the Democrats’ unilateral decision to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

“Today’s antics are part of a backwards pattern by the Democrats to promote a baseless conspiracy theory about the Postal Service. Democrats held a vote on a bailout bill before even holding a hearing with the Postmaster General. And now, just one week after the Postmaster General appeared before the Committee for nearly six hours, Democrats have unilaterally issued an overly broad subpoena instead of working with the Postal Service and Committee Republicans to address their concerns. Additionally, today’s subpoena breaks an agreement between the Oversight Committee’s Republicans and Democrats that a business meeting would be held before the issuance of any subpoena if requested by the minority.

“Instead of allowing the Postal Service to do what it does best – deliver mail to hundreds of millions of Americans – it will now spend hundreds of hours responding to this partisan subpoena. Instead of playing politics in an election year, Democrats should work in a bipartisan fashion to enact meaningful reforms to ensure the Postal Service works best for Americans.”

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