,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1   
#bjac ,mr4 ,isakson 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,bennet7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
linemen1 the profession of linemen1 the 
contributions of these brave men and    
women who protect public safety1 and    
expressing support for the designation  
of ,april #ah1 #bjac1 as ,national      
,lineman ,appreciation ,day4  ,whereas  
the profession of linemen is steeped in 
personal1 family1 and professional      
tradition2 ,whereas linemen are often   
first responders during storms and other
 catastrophic events1 working to make   
the scene safe for other public safety  
heroes2 ,whereas linemen work with      
thousands of volts of electricity high  
atop power lines #bd hours a day1 #cfe  
days a year1 to keep electricity        
flowing2 ,whereas linemen must often    
work under dangerous conditions far from

 their families to construct and        
maintain the energy infrastructure of   
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas linemen   
put their lives on the line every day   
with little recognition from the        
community regarding the danger of their 
work2 and ,whereas ,april #ah1 #bjac1   
would be an appropriate date to         
designate as ,national ,lineman         
,appreciation ,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be 
it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7 recognizes
 the efforts of linemen in keeping the  
power on and protecting public safety2  
and  7#b7 supports the designation of   
,april #ah1 #bjac1 as ,national ,lineman
 ,appreciation ,day4