,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
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,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ah1 #bjbj,mr4 
,vela submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,nation
 %\ld honor & recognize milit>y families
 :o h be5 disproportionately affect$ by 
! ,,covid-#ai crisis4  ,:]eas families  
all ov] ! _w are mak+ sacrifices result+
 f ! spread ( ,,covid-#ai1 b milit>y    
families 9 p>ticul> are liv+ 9 trem5d\s 
unc]ta9ty2 ,:]eas ! families ( memb]s ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces deploy$ ar\nd ! _w & work+
 on ! front l9es ( ! virus face enorm\s 
*all5ges t are be+ exac]bat$ by ! global
 p&emic2 ,:]eas memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
:o become infect$ may result 9 milit>y  
families hav+ to qu>ant9e ov]seas2      
,:]eas delay$ & cancel$ p]man5t *ange ( 
/ation moves1 re/rictions on travel1 &  
/ay-at-home ord]s are plac+ an          
exceptional am\nt ( /ress on milit>y    
families z !y face *all5ges includ+     

ov]ext5d$ leases1 ?reat5+ loss ( h\s+1 &
 unexpect$ out-(-pocket exp5ses2 ,:]eas 
sp\ses ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces are fac+
 job loss or may be unable to "w because
 ( ! ,,covid-#ai crisis1 putt+          
additional /ra9 on family budgets2      
,:]eas p&emic-relat$ s*ool closures c   
lead to food insecurity = milit>y       
families2 ,:]eas ! closure ( s*ools1 !  
%ift to di/ance le>n+1 & limit$ access  
to c>e = y\ng] *ildr51 includ+ ! closure
 ( *ild developm5t c5t]s dur+ ! p&emic1 
place a major burd5 on families1        
p>ticul>ly ^? :]e a p>5t is deploy$2    
,:]eas n all milit>y families c af=d !  
ess5tial s(tw>e1 broadb& access1 &      
equipm5t requir$ = onl9e s*ool2 ,:]eas  
milit>y p]sonnel & _! dep5d5ts deal+ )  
m5tal & physical heal? issues h         
difficulty ma9ta9+ cont9uity ( c>e      
?r\gh\t ! p&emic2 ,:]eas milit>y        
dep5d5ts ) special ne$s rely heavily on 
assi/ance f ! ,exceptional ,family      
,memb] ,program & o!r initiatives t may 
n be able to provide h&s-on assi/ance   

due to re/rictions to sl[ ! spread ( !  
virus2 ,:]eas ! ,,covid-#ai crisis may  
result 9 fluctuations 9 deploym5t or    
re9tegration s*$ules1 add+ fur!r /ra9 to
 an unpr$ictable "t = milit>y families2 
& ,:]eas communities & milit>y lead]s   
are work+ h>d to support ! families (   
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+ memb]s (
 ! res]ve compon5ts1 ?r\gh\t ?is p&emic1
 ! ,nation owes a great debt ( gratitude
 = _! exceptional sacrifices3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives to honor ! milit>y      
families :o h be5 disproportionately    
affect$ by ! ,,covid-#ai crisis4