,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1
 #bjbe,ms4 ,duckworth submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,homeland         
,security and ,governmental ,affairs    
,,resolution  ,demanding the immediate  
reinstatement of all veteran ,federal   
employees involuntarily removed or      
otherwise dismissed without cause since 
,january #bj1 #bjbe4  ,whereas1 on      
,february #ac1 #bjbe1 the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs 7in this preamble   
referred to as the ,department7 issued a
 statement dismissing more than #a1jjj  
employees1 including ,veterans ,crisis  
,line workers2 ,whereas1 on ,february   
#bd1 #bjbe1 the ,department issued a    
statement dismissing an additional      
#a1djj employees1 once again including  
,veterans ,crisis ,line workers2        
,whereas1 on ,march #d1 #bjbe1 the      
,department distributed an internal     
memorandum outlining plans to dismiss up

 to #hc1jjj employees this year2        
,whereas1 at least #f1jjj veterans have 
been dismissed across the ,federal      
workforce because of the ,trump         
administration's sweep of mass          
terminations across the ,federal        
,government2 ,whereas1 despite repeated 
demands for transparency and good       
governance1 ,members of ,congress and   
the ,united ,states public have yet to  
receive-- 7#a7 data or justification    
about-- 7,a7 the decision-making process
 that lead to these involuntary         
dismissals2 or  7,b7 the already        
existing disruptions to several critical
 ,department programs2 or  7#b7 the     
,administration's plan for the future of
 the ,department2 ,whereas veterans make
 up #cj percent of the ,federal         
workforce1 serving first in uniform and 
then choosing to continue to serve in   
the ,federal ,government2 and ,whereas  
it is the duty of the ,united ,states to
 support our veterans by making sure    
they have the benefits and care they    

were promised3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that it is the sense of the ,senate    
that any veteran ,federal employee that 
was involuntarily removed or otherwise  
dismissed without cause since ,january  
#bj1 #bjbe1 should-- 7#a7 be immediately
 reinstated with guaranteed full and    
timely back pay2 and  7#b7 receive      
timely notice of their reinstatement    
with clear instructions on the path     
forward for their position1 with clear  
understanding1 communication1 and       
oversight from their respective chains  
of command4