[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 24, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S2966]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 112--COMMENDING EMPLOYEES OF THE SENATE POST OFFICE, 
EMPLOYEES OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE, MEMBERS OF THE CAPITOL 
POLICE, AND MEMBERS OF THE CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY FOR THEIR COURAGE AND 
PROFESSIONALISM FOLLOWING THE BIOCHEMICAL ATTACK AGAINST THE SENATE ON 
                             APRIL 16, 2013

  Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Reid, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Alexander, Ms. 
Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Bennet, 
Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Chambliss, 
Mr. Coats, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Corker, 
Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cowan, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, 
Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Flake, Mr. Franken, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Heller, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. 
Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, 
Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Manchin, Mr. McCain, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. 
Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Nelson, Mr. Paul, Mr. Portman, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Reed of Rhode Island, Mr. 
Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, 
Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall of Colorado, 
Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which 
was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 112

       Whereas approximately 30,000 legislative branch employees 
     work in the United States Capitol Complex, including 
     approximately 6,200 employees of the Senate, 11,500 employees 
     of the House of Representatives, and 12,800 employees of 
     other entities;
       Whereas the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate implemented 
     enhanced mail screening procedures following the opening of a 
     letter containing anthrax spores that was delivered to the 
     Senate on October 15, 2001;
       Whereas employees of the Senate Post Office mail screening 
     facility in Landover, Maryland, serve as the first line of 
     defense of the Senate against biochemical threats delivered 
     through the mail;
       Whereas employees of the Senate Post Office mail screening 
     facility in Landover, Maryland, successfully intercepted an 
     envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison ricin on 
     April 16, 2013;
       Whereas employees of the Senate Post Office mail screening 
     facility in Landover, Maryland, immediately implemented 
     emergency protocols and contacted the Capitol Police and 
     medical emergency response teams; and
       Whereas the Capitol Police, other law enforcement agencies, 
     and medical professionals responded expeditiously to the mail 
     screening facility in Landover, Maryland, and performed their 
     duties with courage and professionalism in spite of the 
     threat of toxic exposure: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends employees of the Senate Post Office, employees 
     of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, members of the Capitol 
     Police, and members of the Capitol Hill community for their 
     courage, professionalism, and dedication to serving the 
     public in response to the biochemical attack against the 
     Senate on April 16, 2013;
       (2) recognizes the congressional leadership, congressional 
     employees, the Capitol Police, and the Office of the 
     Attending Physician for establishing effective screening 
     methods and response plans that prevented injury and death 
     within the United States Capitol Complex; and
       (3) requests that the President recognize the courage and 
     professionalism of the employees of the Senate Post Office, 
     employees of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, members of 
     the Capitol Police, and members of the Capitol Hill community 
     for their steadfast service to the public in defiance of 
     those who seek to disrupt the constitutional duties of the 
     legislative branch.

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