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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The economic downturn is having a critical impact |
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| on everyday Americans who are struggling to maintain or find |
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| jobs in an increasingly difficult environment; and
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| WHEREAS, Those same Americans are the taxpayers that |
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| provide the revenue needed to operate essential government |
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| services; and
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| WHEREAS, Congress has approved and President Obama has |
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| signed into law a taxpayer-sponsored economic recovery package |
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| that will provide billions of dollars to help economically |
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| devastated cities and states immediately provide jobs to |
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| millions of out-of-work Americans through considerable |
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| infrastructure rebuilding, green energy projects, and other |
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| projects that will require manufactured components; and
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| WHEREAS, Our taxpayer dollars should be spent to maximize |
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| the creation of American jobs and to restore the economic |
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| vitality of our communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Any domestically produced products that are |
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| purchased with economic recovery plan moneys will immediately |
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| help struggling American families and will help to stabilize |
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| our greater economy; and
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| WHEREAS, Any economic recovery plan spending should, to the |
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| extent possible, include a commitment from the State to buy |
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| materials, goods, and services that are produced within the |
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| United States, thus employing the very workers who pay the |
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| taxes for the economic recovery plan spending in the first |
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| place; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the State will work to maximize |
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| the creation of American jobs and restore economic growth and |
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| opportunity by spending economic recovery plan funds on |
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| products and services that both create jobs and help keep |
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| Americans employed; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the State commits to purchasing only |
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| products and services that are made or performed in the United |
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| States whenever and wherever possible with any economic |
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| recovery moneys provided to the State by the American |
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| taxpayers; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the State will publish any requests to waive |
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| these procurement priorities so as to give American workers and |
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| producers the opportunity to identify and provide the American |
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| products and services that will maximize the success of our |