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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is sworn in during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on August 24. Tom Williams/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is sworn in during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on August 24.
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