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Today, NALC President Brian L. Renfroe will participate in a House field hearing in California focused on protecting democracy, election security, voting rights and vote-by-mail.

The event will be livestreamed at 11 a.m. PT. Watch the livestream here.

The hearing will be hosted by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Committee on Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle (D-NY).

The field hearing comes while voting rights and mail-in ballots are facing unprecedented threats. Last week, President Trump issued an executive order aimed at severely limiting mail-in ballots nationwide. At the same time, the SAVE America Act, a voter suppression bill that also targets vote-by-mail, has continued to be debated in the Senate. Identified as a top priority of the administration, the legislation passed the House earlier this year.

President Renfroe was invited to participate as a panelist to share letter carriers’ perspective on the recent attacks on mail-in ballots and how such drastic action could affect letter carriers’ work.

Other panelists include Dr. Barbara Simons, former chair of Verified Voting Foundation; Kevin Shelley, former California secretary of state; Brittany Stonesifer, voting rights and redistricting program manager at California Common Cause; professor Rory K. Little, UC Law San Francisco; and Gabriela Carcamo from The Arc San Francisco.

“The recent attacks on vote-by-mail threaten voting rights, our essential work and the entire Postal Service,” President Renfroe said. “Voting by mail is safe, secure and an essential part of our democracy. I appreciate the opportunity to bring NALC’s voice to this panel as we continue fighting to protect America’s access to mail-in ballots.”