,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjai,mr4 
,lyn* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis ( 
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4    
,ma/1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4 ,murphy1 
,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4        
,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,connolly1
 & ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t ,congress %\ld take
 all appropriate measures to ensure t ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice rema9s an  
indep5d5t e/abli%m5t ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t & is n subject to             
privatization4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,po/al ,s]vice is a con/itutionally     
m&at$ s]vice p] article ,i1 section #h1 
clause #g ( ! ,con/itution2 ,:]eas !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice is a       
self-su/a9+1 indep5d5t e/abli%m5t t does
 n receive taxpay] fund+ & relies solely
 on rev5ue d]iv$ f ! sale ( po/al       

s]vices & products2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice & its m ?an       
#ejj1jjj employees are at ! c5t] ( !    
#a4d trillion mail+ indu/ry1 employ+ a  
total ( #g4e million ,am]icans2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice s]ves !   
ne$s ( #aeg million bus9ess & resid5tial
 cu/om]s at lea/ six days a week1       
ma9ta9s an af=dable & univ]sal network1 
& connects ! c\ntry's rural1 suburban1 &
 urban communities2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice is consi/5tly !   
highe/ rat$ ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9
 nonp>tisan op9ion polls2 ,:]eas !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice is !       
,nation's second-l>ge/ employ] ( milit>y
 vet]ans2 ,:]eas po/al employees are    
d$icat$ public s]vants :o d m ?an       
process & deliv] ! ,nation's mail1 !y   
s]ve z ! eyes & e>s ( ! ,nation's       
communities & (t5 respond fir/ 9        
situations involv+ heal?1 safety1 &     
crime 9 _! communities2 ,:]eas          
privatization ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al  
,s]vice w\ld result 9 high] prices &    

r$uc$ s]vices = its cu/om]s1 especially 
9 rural communities2 & ,:]eas           
privatization ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al  
,s]vice w\ld jeop>dize ! boom+ e-comm]ce
 sector & cripple a major "p ( !        
,nation's critical infra/ructure3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives t ,congress %\ld take   
all appropriate measures to ensure t !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice rema9s an  
indep5d5t e/abli%m5t ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t & n subject to privatization4