HR0055enr 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION 55

WHEREAS, United States trade policies have, in some instances, handicapped some Illinois-based manufacturers and have led to massive trade deficits, stagnant worker wages, and a loss of good-paying manufacturing jobs; and

WHEREAS, The current trade deficit is undermining family-sustaining jobs and investment in assets, helping to foster a debt-driven economy that is dangerously dependent on foreign borrowing; and

WHEREAS, Fixing America's international economic policy must be a top priority for the President of the United States and the United States Congress; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we call upon our federal policy makers to support policies that promote American interest by encouraging full reciprocity, fairness, and transparency in all U.S. trade agreements, including such areas as labor and environmental standards, and to support actions to combat the illegal and mercantilist practice of prolonged currency misalignment; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we also call upon our federal policy makers to support the elimination of tax disadvantages which undermine the competitiveness of U.S. producers both at home and abroad or which discourage investment in America, support the aggressive enforcement of U.S. laws to halt foreign illegal trade activities such as dumping, subsidies, and intellectual property theft; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we call upon our federal policy makers to ensure that goods sold domestically meet U.S. food and product safety standards; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the President of the United States, the Majority Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the members of the Illinois congressional delegation.