,,iii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #efh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #aa1 #bjbj,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7 submitted the following resolution2 which was considered and agreed to ,,resolution ,recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the ,united ,states in building and enhancing the civic1 cultural1 and economic well-being of the ,united ,states4 ,whereas education and knowledge are the foundation of the current and future strength of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas teachers and other education staff have earned and deserve the respect of their students and communities for the selfless dedication of the teachers and staff to community service and the futures of the children of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 despite school closures due to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 teachers and other education staff have stepped up in new ways to support their students and communities1 including by-- 7#a7 coordinating remote learning2 7#b7 supporting the mental health of students2 7#c7 providing meals to students in need2 and 7#d7 distributing technology to students2 ,whereas the purposes of ,national ,teacher ,appreciation ,week1 celebrated from ,may #d1 #bjbj1 through ,may #h1 #bjbj1 are-- 7#a7 to raise public awareness of the unquantifiable contributions of teachers2 and 7#b7 to promote greater respect and understanding for the teaching profession2 and ,whereas students1 schools1 communities1 and a number of organizations representing educators are recognizing the importance of teachers during ,national ,teacher ,appreciation ,week3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 thanks the teachers of the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 promotes the profession of teaching and the contributions of educators by encouraging students1 parents1 school administrators1 and public officials to recognize ,national ,teacher ,appreciation ,week4