,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,ms4  
,norton 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,lee of      
,california1 and ,ms4 ,moore7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform  ,,resolution  ,expressing 
the sense of the ,house of              
,representatives supporting the ,federal
 workforce4  ,whereas thousands of      
civilian ,federal employees have given  
their lives in the line of duty for     
their country1 and their families now   
receive ,united ,states flags in their  
honor pursuant to bipartisan            
legislation2 ,whereas ,federal employees
 have supported1 defended1 and been     
indispensable to the progress the       
,united ,states has achieved through    
times of war and peace1 recession and   
prosperity1 and global instability and  
uncertainty2 ,whereas hundreds of       
thousands of ,federal employees and     
,federal contractors endured a #ce-;day 

shutdown1 the longest in ,united ,states
 history1 in #bjah and #bjai2 ,whereas  
,federal employees have demonstrated    
outstanding productivity as indicated by
 the decline in the ,federal workforce  
relative to the ,nation's population1   
with #ib residents for every ,federal   
worker in the #aiejs and #aifjs to #ade 
residents for every ,federal worker in  
#bjaa2 ,whereas approximately #hj       
percent of ,federal workers have        
attended college1 compared with         
approximately #fj percent of            
private-sector workers2 ,whereas        
approximately #ba percent of ,federal   
workers hold masters1 professional1 or  
doctorate degrees1 compared with        
approximately #i percent of             
private-sector workers2 ,whereas        
,federal employees undertake medical    
research that has resulted in vital     
discoveries and improved health due to  
improved vaccines1 diagnoses1 and cures1
 saving lives and enabling people in the
 ,united ,states to live longer and     

healthier2 ,whereas ,federal employees  
have achieved significant new scientific
 advances1 from space exploration on    
,mars to biological discoveries in      
oceanic waters2 ,whereas ,federal       
employees provide homeland security and 
protection for more than #h1jjj miles of
 ,united ,states international land and 
water borders1 while detecting and      
preventing illegal activities and       
contraband at the borders2 ,whereas     
,federal employees prevent the entry of 
terrorists and terrorist weapons into   
the ,united ,states and conduct         
investigations to prevent national      
security breaches and cyber crimes2     
,whereas ,federal employees engage in   
research1 development1 and deployment of
 high-level technology and other        
resources to protect the ,united        
,states2 ,whereas ,federal employees    
ensure the safe operation of commercial 
and private aircraft1 and provide       
security for1 and protection of1 air    
travelers1 airports1 and aircraft2      

,whereas ,federal employees prosecute   
white-collar and financial crimes1      
public corruption1 ethics violations1   
and fraud against taxpayer-supported    
,government services2 ,whereas ,federal 
employees prosecute violations of       
criminal laws1 including felonies1      
narcotics charges1 domestic violence1   
and child exploitation2 ,whereas        
,federal employees enforce ,federal laws
 in the public interest and prosecute   
cases in ,federal courts to protect     
civil rights and liberties2 ,whereas    
,federal employees provide law          
enforcement and police protection of    
national borders1 domestic land and     
territories1 and ,federal buildings1    
monuments1 and parks2 ,whereas ,federal 
employees perform scientific1 technical1
 and legal work to protect copyrights1  
trademarks1 and patents in furtherance  
of the ,united ,states progress in      
technology1 biosciences1 and            
international competition2 ,whereas     
,federal employees perform research and 

other scientific work related to        
environmental and life sciences         
management1 conservation1 and resource  
utilization2 ,whereas ,federal employees
 inspect and oversee agricultural       
production and distribution throughout  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,federal  
employees provide medical and public    
health services for members of the      
,united ,states ,armed ,forces and      
veterans in ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs hospitals1 military hospitals1 
and community-based clinics throughout  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,federal  
employees are responsible for many      
invaluable social services1 including   
,social ,security1 disability benefits1 
medical benefits1 housing1 employment1  
education1 transportation1 substance    
abuse1 and adoption and foster care2    
,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service is an entirely self-supporting 
agency and while its employees do not   
receive ,federal funding1 it ensures    
that every corner of the ,united ,states

 is served and connected regardless of  
zip code1 from rural letter carriers to 
inner-city package-delivery services2   
and ,whereas ,federal employees have    
been steadfast in accomplishing their   
indispensable missions1 critical to the 
lives and well-being of the people of   
the ,united ,states1 during the ,great  
,recession and recovery1 hiring freezes1
 pay freezes1 and sequestration under   
which as many as #a1jjj1jjj ,federal    
employees face the possibility of       
furlough days3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that it is the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that-- 7#a7 ,federal   
employees should be applauded for their 
tireless work and extensive efforts on  
behalf of the people of the ,united     
,states2  7#b7 ,federal employees       
further should be recognized for the    
benefits that they bring to the public  
welfare1 to the progress of democracy1  
and to the ,united ,states as a whole2  
and  7#c7 ,federal employees' salaries  
and benefits should not be uniquely     

targeted for deficit reduction4