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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The impact of our nation's economic crisis is | ||||||
| 3 | being felt across Illinois, with families losing their jobs and | ||||||
| 4 | their homes; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Unemployment in Illinois continues to rise, with a | ||||||
| 6 | rate of 7.6% reported in December and 100,700 jobs lost in | ||||||
| 7 | 2008; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Illinois Comptroller Daniel Hynes has predicted | ||||||
| 9 | the next fiscal year's State budget could face a $9 billion | ||||||
| 10 | shortfall; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Spending cuts threaten vital State services such | ||||||
| 12 | as education, health care, and public safety, services that | ||||||
| 13 | many families rely on in good times and bad times, and threaten | ||||||
| 14 | to undermine our ability to grow our economy; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The United States Congress has passed, and the | ||||||
| 16 | President has signed, the American Recovery and Reinvestment | ||||||
| 17 | Act of 2009, which is aimed at quickly revitalizing our | ||||||
| 18 | nation's economy by pumping funds into State programs and | ||||||
| 19 | projects designed to put people to work, with specific | ||||||
| 20 | provisions designed to offset potential spending cuts in | ||||||
| 21 | specific areas; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, In order to turn our economy around, State leaders | ||||||
| 2 | must move quickly to submit plans to the federal government for | ||||||
| 3 | spending the approximately $8.8 billion allocated for | ||||||
| 4 | Illinois, and deadlines are in place to reallocate the funding | ||||||
| 5 | to other states if we are unable to submit the necessary plans; | ||||||
| 6 | and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The people of the State of Illinois expect their | ||||||
| 8 | elected officials to work together for the common good; | ||||||
| 9 | therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 12 | urge the Office of the Governor to not only move quickly with a | ||||||
| 13 | plan to spend federal funds set aside under the American | ||||||
| 14 | Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, but to also work with | ||||||
| 15 | the General Assembly and legislators to identify qualified | ||||||
| 16 | projects in economically-distressed regions that will provide | ||||||
| 17 | the most economic stimulus and jobs for Illinois residents; and | ||||||
| 18 | be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | delivered to the Governor and Chief Operating Officer Jack | ||||||
| 21 | Lavin.
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