,,iii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #aab ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #bd1 #bjac ,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,baucus1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,coats1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,corker1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,cowan1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,flake1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mrs4 ,hagan1 ,mr4 ,harkin1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,johanns1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,south ,dakota1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 ,mr4 ,lautenberg1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,rockefeller1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,toomey1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,vitter1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,commending employees of the ,senate ,post ,office1 employees of the ,sergeant at ,arms of the ,senate1 members of the ,capitol ,police1 and members of the ,capitol ,hill community for their courage and professionalism following the biochemical attack against the ,senate on ,april #af1 #bjac4 ,whereas approximately #cj1jjj legislative branch employees work in the ,united ,states ,capitol ,complex1 including approximately #f1bjj employees of the ,senate1 #aa1ejj employees of the ,house of ,representatives1 and #ab1hjj employees of other entities2 ,whereas the ,sergeant at ,arms of the ,senate implemented enhanced mail screening procedures following the opening of a letter containing anthrax spores that was delivered to the ,senate on ,october #ae1 #bjja2 ,whereas employees of the ,senate ,post ,office mail screening facility in ,landover1 ,maryland1 serve as the first line of defense of the ,senate against biochemical threats delivered through the mail2 ,whereas employees of the ,senate ,post ,office mail screening facility in ,landover1 ,maryland1 successfully intercepted an envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison ricin on ,april #af1 #bjac2 ,whereas employees of the ,senate ,post ,office mail screening facility in ,landover1 ,maryland1 immediately implemented emergency protocols and contacted the ,capitol ,police and medical emergency response teams2 and ,whereas the ,capitol ,police1 other law enforcement agencies1 and medical professionals responded expeditiously to the mail screening facility in ,landover1 ,maryland1 and performed their duties with courage and professionalism in spite of the threat of toxic exposure3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commends employees of the ,senate ,post ,office1 employees of the ,sergeant at ,arms of the ,senate1 members of the ,capitol ,police1 and members of the ,capitol ,hill community for their courage1 professionalism1 and dedication to serving the public in response to the biochemical attack against the ,senate on ,april #af1 #bjac2 7#b7 recognizes the congressional leadership1 congressional employees1 the ,capitol ,police1 and the ,office of the ,attending ,physician for establishing effective screening methods and response plans that prevented injury and death within the ,united ,states ,capitol ,complex2 and 7#c7 requests that the ,president recognize the courage and professionalism of the employees of the ,senate ,post ,office1 employees of the ,sergeant at ,arms of the ,senate1 members of the ,capitol ,police1 and members of the ,capitol ,hill community for their steadfast service to the public in defiance of those who seek to disrupt the constitutional duties of the legislative branch4