; Whereas Federal employees are responsible for many invaluable social services, including Social Security, disability benefits, medical benefits, housing, employment, education, transportation, substance abuse, and adoption and foster care; Whereas the United States Postal Service is an entirely self-supporting agency and while its employees do not receive Federal funding, it ensures that every corner of the United States is served and connected regardless of zip code, from rural letter carriers to inner-city package-delivery services; and Whereas Federal employees have been steadfast in accomplishing their indispensable missions, critical to the lives and well-being of the people of the United States, during the Great Recession and recovery, hiring freezes, pay freezes, and sequestration under which as many as 1,000,000 Federal employees face the possibility of furlough days: Now, therefore, be it