,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #efe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aj1          
#bjag,mrs4 ,lawr5ce 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,jordan1  
,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,evans1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mrs4    
,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,ms4 
,bass1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4    
,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney (  
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,danny   
,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1    
,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4
 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 & ,ms4 ,moore7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,resolution  ,express+
 support = ! recognition ( ,octob] #i1  
#bjag1 z ,_w ,po/ ,day4  ,:]eas ,octob] 
#i? ( ea* ye> is recogniz$              
int]nationally z ,_w ,po/ ,day to       
ackn[l$ge ! importance & contributions (
 po/al s]vices2 ,:]eas ! ,univ]sal      
,po/al ,congress fir/ decl>$ ,_w ,po/   

,day 9 #aifi2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is 
a f\nd+ memb] ( ! ,univ]sal ,po/al      
,union1 :i* 0 e/abli%$ on ,octob] #i1   
#ahgd1 to promote coop]ation betwe5     
po/al s]vices worldwide2 ,:]eas po/al   
s]vices across ! _w play an ess5tial    
role 9 ! ev]yday lives ( p & bus9esses2 
,:]eas po/al s]vices "w to ensure t all 
p h access to af=dable communication &  
%ipp+ s]vices reg>dless ( _! income     
level or resid5ce2 ,:]eas ! _w's po/al  
s]vices process & deliv] ov] #cbg       
billion lett]s & #g billion packages    
annually1 employ+ ov] #e million /aff2  
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice   
processes & deliv]s #dg p]c5t ( ! _w's  
total mail volume2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice employs #ejh1ijh  
c>e] employees1 #acj1hha non-c>e]       
employees1 & ov] #aac1jjj ,unit$ ,/ates 
vet]ans1 :o "w dilig5tly e day to s]ve !
 public2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al  
,s]vice contributes to ! lives ( all    
,am]icans by provid+ fundam5tal &       
accessible s]vices ?r\gh\t ! ,nation1   

enabl+ ,am]ican comm]ce1 deliv]+ crucial
 goods to individuals1 & help+          
communities 9 times ( ne$2 ,:]eas !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice deliv]s m  
mail to m addresses 9 a l>g]            
geographical area ?an any o!r po/ 9 !   
_w1 s]v+ ov] #aef million addresses 9 e 
/ate1 city1 & t[n 9 ! ,nation2 ,:]eas ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice process$   
ov] #aec billion pieces ( mail 9 #bjaf1 
includ+ ov] #a billion pieces (         
int]national mail2 ,:]eas e p]son liv+ 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & its t]ritories has   
access to po/al products & s]vices &    
pays ! same price = a ,fir/-,class      
po/age /amp2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,po/al ,s]vice supports bus9esses       
?r\gh\t ! ,nation & is c5tral to ! #a4d 
trillion ,unit$ ,/ates mail+ indu/ry1   
:i* employs ov] #g4e million p2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice & ,unit$  
,/ates ,po/al ,inspection ,s]vice play a
 critical role 9 national security1     
en=c+ ov] #bjj ,f$]al laws t safegu>d ! 
,nation's mail2 & ,:]eas ! commemoration

 ( ,_w ,po/ ,day w\ld ackn[l$ge &       
reaffirm ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to its national po/al s]vice3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives supports ! recognition (
 ,_w ,po/ ,day4