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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program has |
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| helped Illinois dairy farmers survive over the last few years |
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| by compensating milk production during periods of extremely low |
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| prices; and
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| WHEREAS, The MILC program expires in September and, without |
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| an extension by Congress, the end of the program will deprive |
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| Illinois dairy farmers of a valuable safety net that has |
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| provided over $38,000,000 in necessary funding to an important |
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| Illinois industry; and
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| WHEREAS, It is foreseeable that price fluctuation in the |
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| future, without a MILC safety net, may have a profound negative |
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| impact on the economic viability of dairy farms in this State; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Dairy farming serves an important role in the |
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| modern, diverse economy of this State; it also functions as a |
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| cultural, social, and historic anchor for many of Illinois' |
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| rural communities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we strongly urge the United States Congress to pass legislation |
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| that extends the MILC program until at least 2007, when it may |
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| be reviewed in the context of the next farm bill process; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be provided to the |
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| Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the |
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| President of the United States Senate, and each member of the |
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| Illinois Congressional delegation.
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