,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #a1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,booker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,schumer1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4            
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4     
,carper1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,jones1
 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1
 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4       
,menendez1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,bennet1   
,mr4 ,udall1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,ms4     
,harris1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4
 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mrs4 ,murray1  
,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4        
,murphy1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,manchin1   
,mr4 ,cardin1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,ms4      
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4           
,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,van     
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1   
,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mrs4
 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,schatz1
 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 
and ,mr4 ,warner7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,homeland         

,security and ,governmental ,affairs    
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,senate that the ,united ,states    
,postal ,service should remain a strong 
and universal service for the people of 
the ,united ,states1 and should receive 
an appropriation to offset revenues lost
 due to the ,,covid-#ai emergency4      
,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service is1 by law1 a basic and        
fundamental service provided to the     
people by the ,government of the ,united
 ,states1 authorized by the             
,constitution1 created by ,act of       
,congress1 and supported by the people2 
,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service is obligated under the law to  
provide prompt1 reliable1 and efficient 
services to patrons in all areas and    
render services to all communities1 in  
such a way so that the costs of the     
,postal ,service shall not be           
apportioned to impair the overall value 
of such service to the people2 ,whereas 
the ,united ,states ,postal ,service    

maintains a universal network that      
connects all rural1 suburban1 and urban 
communities in the ,united ,states2     
,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service carries necessary              
correspondence and goods to each        
community1 including prescriptions and  
critical medications2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states ,postal ,service        
uniquely serves the last mile1          
delivering to every business and        
residential customer not fewer than #f  
days per week2 ,whereas the ,united     
,states ,postal ,service helps small    
businesses stay connected with their    
customers no matter where they live2    
,whereas more than #fcj1jjj employees   
work for the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service1 including more than #ig1jjj   
military veterans1 to carry out this    
mission2 and ,whereas the ,united       
,states ,postal ,service is at the      
center of the mailing industry1 which   
generates #a1fjj1jjj1jjj1jjj annually   
and employs approximately #g1cjj1jjj    

individuals in the ,united ,states3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the  
sense of the ,senate-- 7#a7 that the    
,united ,states ,postal ,service-- 7,a7 
should not close post offices or        
facilities1 especially in areas that    
would otherwise lack access to the      
services these facilities provide2  7,b7
 should not reduce its standards of     
service1 or prevent individuals and     
businesses in every community from      
receiving their mail expediently and    
predictably2  7,c7 should not unduly or 
excessively raise the prices of its     
products or services in such a way as to
 jeopardize the affordability and       
accessibility of such products and      
services in each community across the   
nation2 and  7,d7 should maintain       
prompt1 reliable1 and efficient services
 to all patrons affordably1 as required 
under the law and by the people of the  
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 that         
,congress should appropriate funds to   
offset lost revenues of the ,united     

,states ,postal ,service during the     
,,covid-#ai emergency and should take   
all appropriate measures to ensure the  
,united ,states ,postal ,service        
maintains its services and remains an   
accessible1 independent establishment of
 the ,federal ,government4