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FILE - This March 1, 2017, file photo shows Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden during an interview in Boise, Idaho. A congressional committee heard grievances Tuesday, June 8, 2021, against the owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma amid a longshot effort to advance legislation that would keep them from using the corporate bankruptcy process as a shield for personal liability. Wasden said the Sacklers are standing in the way of seeking justice for the victims of opioid addiction and their families. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki, left, and Detroit mayor Mike Duggan, center, listen as Miami mayor Francis Suarez speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham pauses after speaking at a news conference to urge Arizonans to participate in the nation's once-a-decade census population count Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Phoenix. Ending the 2020 census at the end of September instead of the end of October, could cost Florida and Montana congressional seats and result in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina losing $500 million in federal funding for healthcare for its neediest residents. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)
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President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The President is traveling to Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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In this image from House Television, David Sackler, a member of the family that owns Purdue Pharma testifies via video to a House Oversight Committee hearing Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Members of the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma have acknowledged the drug had a role in the opioid crisis but have stopped short of apologizing or admitting wrongdoing. (House Television via AP)
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By Geoff Mulvihill Dec. 17, 2020 12:11 AM EST

FILE - This Oct. 21, 2020 file photo shows Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. Two members of the Sackler family have agreed to make a rare public appearance to take questions from a congressional committee that is investigating the role of the company they own, Purdue Pharma, in fueling the nation's opioid epidemic. The agreement to appear Thursday, Dec. 17 headed off the possibility of the U.S. House Oversight Committee issuing subpoenas. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Family members who own Purdue to appear before Congress

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Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., delivers her opening statement during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on unsustainable drug prices on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
House committee chair presses Census on delays to count

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U.S. Census Director Steven Dillingham departs a census news conference to urge Arizonans to participate in the nation's once-a-decade population count Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Phoenix. Ending the 2020 census at the end of September instead of the end of October, could cost Florida and Montana congressional seats and result in Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina losing $500 million in federal funding for healthcare for its neediest residents. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar wraps up his testimony before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)
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Todd Zimmerman, of Mantzville, Pa., holds a sign "DeJoy Must Resign" during a peaceful protest with the Schuylkill Democratic Action Group in front of the office of U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-9, on Progress Avenue in Pottsville, Pa., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald via AP)
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, talks with Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C., before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)
House subpoenas embattled Postal Service leader over delays

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Brenner/Pool via AP)
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By Matthew Daly And Anthony Izaguirre Aug. 24, 2020 12:05 AM EDT

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, right, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, speaks to reporters after meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Emergency postal aid stalls as WH rejects House-passed bill

By Hope Yen, Matthew Daly And Lisa Mascaro Aug. 23, 2020 12:09 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. The House is set for a rare Saturday session to pass legislation to halt changes in the Postal Service and provide $25 billion in emergency funds. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays

By Lisa Mascaro And Matthew Daly Aug. 22, 2020 11:30 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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By Aamer Madhani And Matthew Daly Aug. 16, 2020 12:51 PM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, joined by his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a campaign event at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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NY faces bigger deluge in mail-in voting in November

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White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, left, and President Donald Trump's White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, right, walk across the South Lawn to board Marine One with President Donald Trump aboard at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump misleads on mail ballots, virus vaccine

By Hope Yen Aug. 08, 2020 08:41 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Postal Service loses $2.2B in 3 months as virus woes persist

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