,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ccg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4       
,murkowski1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 
,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4        
,collins1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,homeland 
,security and ,governmental ,affairs    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #bejth   
anniversary of the postal service of the
 ,united ,states4  ,whereas1 on ,july   
#bf1 #agge1 the ,second ,continental    
,congress founded the first national    
postal service to facilitate secure     
communication between the ,continental  
,army1 ,congress1 and citizens during   
the ,american ,revolution2 ,whereas the 
importance of a postal service is       
recognized in the ,constitution1 which  
gave ,congress the power to establish   
post offices and post roads2 ,whereas   
the postal service has grown from #ge   

post offices in the original #ac        
colonies to more than #cj1jjj locations 
in every corner of the ,united ,states2 
,whereas the postal service holds a     
unique place in the history of the      
,united ,states and in the hearts of the
 people2 ,whereas the postal service    
embodies the spirit of innovation1      
determination1 longevity1 and resilience
 of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the   
postal service has facilitated commerce 
and united the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,states ,postal ,service   
was established as an independent       
establishment of the ,federal           
,government in #aiga2 ,whereas the      
,united ,states ,postal ,service        
provides all people in all parts of the 
,united ,states with universal and open 
access to its delivery network2 and     
,whereas the ,united ,states ,postal    
,service remains a vital part of the    
critical infrastructure of the ,united  
,states through the delivery of mail and
 package services #f days each week to  

#afh1fjj1jjj delivery points3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 recognizes the historic            
significance of the #bejth anniversary  
of the founding of the postal service2  
7#b7 honors the men and women who served
 and continue to serve as employees of  
the postal service2  7#c7 celebrates    
#bej years of service by the postal     
service to the people of the ,united    
,states and looks forward to another    
#bej years of service2 and  7#d7 invites
 the people of the ,united ,states to   
join in the celebration of the #bejth   
anniversary of the postal service by    
writing a letter1 buying stamps1 or     
recognizing a postal employee4