,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #dff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjad,ms4
 ,lee ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,s]rano7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,support+ a moratorium on 
! sale ( hi/oric po/ (fice build+s4     
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice is
 an ,am]ican in/itution dat+ back to !  
colonial era2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,po/al ,s]vice is ! core ( a #a trillion
 mail+ indu/ry t employs m ?an #h       
million p2 ,:]eas 9 #bjab1 ! ,po/al     
,s]vice-- 7#a7 process$ #afj billion    
pieces ( mail2  7#b7 h&l$ #dj p]c5t ( ! 
_w's mail volume2  7#c7 paid #c4f       
billion e mon? 9 sal>ies & b5efits2     
7#d7 employ$ #ajh1jjj vet]ans2 &  7#e7  
manag$ #ca1bgb retail (fices2 ,:]eas !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice employs a  
,f$]al pres]vation (fic] & a hi/orian2  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice   
has a div]se f9e arts collection consi/+

 ( works ( art f _m diff]5t s\rces &    
programs2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al 
,s]vice h\ses m ?an #a1djj murals &     
sculptures f ,presid5t ,roosevelt's ,new
 ,deal programs 9 its po/ (fices ar\nd !
 ,nation2 ,:]eas mo/ ( ! po/ (fice works
 ( art 7 fund$ ?r\gh commissions "u !   
,treasury ,dep>tm5t's ,section ( ,pa9t+ 
& ,sculpture & ,section ( ,f9e ,arts2 & 
,:]eas z ( ,decemb] #bjab1 #iih po/al   
build+s are li/$ on ! ,national ,hi/oric
 ,regi/]4 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x3 ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !    
importance ( pres]v+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,po/al ,s]vice's long hi/ory & protect+ 
! ,nation's hi/oric prop]ties2 &  7#b7  
opposes ! sale ( hi/oric po/ (fice      
build+s & urges ! ,po/al ,s]vice to halt
 curr5t sales ( recogniz$ hi/oric places
 & remove all su* prop]ties f ! sales   
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