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,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,ms4 ,hassan1
 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 ,mr4       
,crapo1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs        
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #bej?        
anniv]s>y ( ! po/al s]vice ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  ,:]eas1 on ,july #bf1 #agge1 ! 
,second ,cont95tal ,congress f\nd$ !    
fir/ national po/al s]vice to facilitate
 secure communication betwe5 !          
,cont95tal ,army1 ,congress1 & citiz5s  
dur+ ! ,am]ican ,revolution2 ,:]eas !   
importance ( a po/al s]vice is recogniz$
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p[] to e/abli% po/ (fices & po/ roads2  
,:]eas ! po/al s]vice has gr[n f #ge po/
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?an #cj1jjj locations 9 e corn] ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! po/al s]vice    

holds a unique place 9 ! hi/ory ( !     
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! po/al s]vice embodies ! _s (          
innovation1 det]m9ation1 longevity1 &   
resili5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !   
po/al s]vice has facilitat$ comm]ce &   
unit$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice 0 e/abli%$ z an   
indep5d5t e/abli%m5t ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t 9 #aiga2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice provides all p 9  
all p>ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) univ]sal & 
op5 access to its deliv]y network2 &    
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice   
rema9s a vital "p ( ! critical          
infra/ructure ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh ! 
deliv]y ( mail & package s]vices #f days
 ea* week to #afh1fjj1jjj deliv]y po9ts3
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recognizes ! hi/oric significance ( !   
#bej? anniv]s>y ( ! f\nd+ ( ! po/al     
s]vice2  7#b7 honors ! m5 & wom5 :o s]v$
 & cont9ue to s]ve z employees ( ! po/al
 s]vice2  7#c7 celebrates #bej ye>s (   
s]vice by ! po/al s]vice to ! p ( !     

,unit$ ,/ates & looks =w>d to ano!r #bej
 ye>s ( s]vice2 &  7#d7 invites ! p ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to jo9 9 ! celebration ( !
 #bej? anniv]s>y ( ! po/al s]vice by    
writ+ a lett]1 buy+ /amps1 or recogniz+ 
a po/al employee4