Urge the USPS Board of Governors to remove Postmaster General David Steiner and ensure USPS follows the law, complies with federal court orders, and stays out of deciding voter eligibility.

Raja Krishnamoorthi · Illinois · Democratic

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The Board has both the authority and the responsibility to act. I urge you to remove David Steiner as Postmaster General and ensure that USPS follows the law, complies with federal court orders, and stays out of deciding who is eligible to vote. I request a response to this request by no later than August 24, 2026.

Krishnamoorthi urged the USPS Board of Governors to remove Postmaster General David Steiner and to ensure USPS obeys federal court orders and does not decide voter eligibility.

Krishnamoorthi Urges USPS Board to Remove Postmaster General Over Effort to Implement Trump’s Election Mail Order Federal Courts Have Held Violates the Constitution | Representative Krishnamoorthi
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AP reported that U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani again ruled against Executive Order 14399 on August 11, 2026, granting a preliminary injunction barring USPS from taking steps to implement the order for the 2026 midterms. The report says the order would have directed USPS to deliver mail ballots only to voters on a federally created eligibility list, and that the Postal Service's proposed rule remained on hold after Talwani's earlier ruling.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, a federal court again blocked the USPS mail-ballot/voter-list policy, indicating the desired compliance-with-court-orders outcome is partly in place, but through litigation rather than removal of Postmaster General David Steiner.

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Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
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In a candidate-authored column, Krishnamoorthi wrote that he had pressed Postmaster General David Steiner directly on the USPS rule and said that if USPS continued advancing it, he would pursue a subpoena and push for Steiner's removal. He also said USPS should not decide whether Illinois and other states had handed over voter lists acceptable to President Trump.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Krishnamoorthi took concrete oversight action and publicly threatened subpoena/removal efforts, but the evidence does not show that Steiner was removed or that the Board of Governors was successfully induced to act.

partial same_term A for effort

David Steiner is holding Americans’ ballots hostage
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Krishnamoorthi took concrete federal oversight steps during his current House term: he pressed Postmaster General David Steiner, warned of subpoena action, and said he would push for Steiner's removal if USPS continued advancing the voter-list mail ballot rule. A federal court also blocked USPS from implementing the policy for the 2026 midterms, and reporting indicates USPS was abiding by the injunctions. However, the core promise included urging the USPS Board of Governors to remove Steiner, and the evidence does not show Steiner was removed or that the Board acted because of Krishnamoorthi. The compliance and voter-eligibility portions are partly achieved, mainly through litigation and USPS response to court orders rather than full candidate-delivered removal or policy reversal.

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