,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #efc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,:iteh\se 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 
,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4       
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 & ,ms4 ,blunt     
,ro*e/]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,affirm+ t ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t %\ld support s*ool di/rict    
inve/m5t 9 clean s*ool buses4  ,:]eas   
diesel exhau/ f s*ool buses is a major  
s\rce ( local air pollution1 includ+ f9e
 p>ticulate matt] 7,,pm#b4e71 nitrog5   
oxides 7,n,ox71 & volatile organic      
comp\nds 7,v,o,cs72 ,:]eas *ildr5 face  
high] heal? risk f air pollution because
 ( _! small]1 /ill develop+ lungs1 lead+
 to increas$ rates ( a/hma1 he>t        
disease1 & lung disease2 ,:]eas         
approximately #c out ( #aj *ildr5 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates take a s*ool bus to get to
 s*ool2 ,:]eas ! air pollution f diesel 

s*ool buses c ent] s*ool build+s &      
degrade classroom air quality2 ,:]eas   
air pollution-relat$ diseases lead to   
miss$ days ( s*ool & hamp] ! education (
 *ildr52 ,:]eas ! replacem5t ( diesel   
s*ool buses ) clean s*ool buses1 includ+
 electric s*ool buses1 w\ld dramatically
 r$uce local air pollution1 & improve ! 
heal? & educational atta9m5t ( *ildr52 &
 ,:]eas ,congress1 on a bip>tisan basis1
 has hi/orically support$ fund+ =       
replac+ diesel s*ool buses ) clean]     
alt]natives1 includ+ ?r\gh !            
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act   
7,public ,law #aag-eh2 #ace ,/at4 #dbi73
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate affirms t 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld support s*ool   
di/rict inve/m5t 9 clean s*ool buses4