Rally To Save Hillsborough Post Office Gains Support Of Officials

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — A rally Saturday, organized by Our Revolution Hillsborough to support the Hillsborough United States Post Office, gained the support of Representative Tom Malinowski.

Kai Durant, a representative of Malinowski's re-election campaign, participated in the rally since the Congressman was on his way back to Washington D.C. to vote on legislation that will protect the Post Office.

Durant also read a letter by Malinowski on Saturday stating:

"What's happening to the Post Office right now should be a wakeup call to everyone in this country. The President and his enablers chose to sabotage a government service — a service that our seniors, our veterans, and our businesses all rely on, especially now in the middle of a pandemic — because they believed it would help the President win re-election. That's not editorializing; the president has been candid about it, that this was his way of dismantling vote by mail before November," the letter read.

Along with Malinowski, the rally also gained the support of Donnetta Johnson, a Democrat who is running for Township Committee.

"We feel great. This is all new for the Hillsborough community and I think coalitions are important for common goals. We had about 20 people from young teens to older adults," said Didier Jimenez with Our Revolution Hillsborough of gaining government official support. "Repetition is the key and as the team leader, I am looking forward to more collaborations."

More action was taken on Monday when Malinowski co-sponsored a bill that was passed by the House of Representatives to reverse the recent steps taken by the Postmaster General to slow down the mail.

The Delivering for America Act requires the Postal Service to return to operations and levels of service that were in place on Jan. 1 throughout the duration of the coronavirus public health emergency and requires all election mail to be treated as First-Class mail.

It also provides $25 billion in critical funding for the Postal Service.

"Now more than ever, Americans depend on the Postal Office for everything from prescription medications to absentee ballots," said Malinowski. "Whatever the Postmaster General’s motivation for slowing down the mail, it can’t be allowed to stand. Today, the House voted to reverse the changes he made — the Senate must now do its part."

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