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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Daniel W. Hynes was first elected as Illinois' |
| 3 | | State Comptroller in 1998; since then, he has given 12 years of |
| 4 | | exemplary public service to the State of Illinois; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Comptroller Hynes has been an exceptionally |
| 6 | | capable steward of State finances and has been a leading voice |
| 7 | | for fiscal responsibility and accountability of State tax |
| 8 | | dollars; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Comptroller Hynes has promoted transparency in |
| 10 | | government; he has been a leading advocate in creating |
| 11 | | Illinois' first Rainy Day Fund and has worked diligently for |
| 12 | | budgetary and fiscal reforms in State government; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Under Comptroller Hynes' leadership, the |
| 14 | | Comptroller's Office has endeavored to make the Office more |
| 15 | | productive and cost efficient through significantly reducing |
| 16 | | personnel, increasing State debt collection efforts, |
| 17 | | streamlining local government reporting, and initiating |
| 18 | | consumer protection efforts within the cemetery care industry; |
| 19 | | and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Comptroller Hynes has successfully fought for |
| 21 | | more comprehensive ethics laws and signed an Executive Order |
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| 1 | | imposing such policies in his own office, all while working for |
| 2 | | passage of a statewide ban on "pay-to-play" politics; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Comptroller Hynes has acted as a fiscal watchdog |
| 4 | | in the interest of State taxpayers, including his refusal to |
| 5 | | pay for flu vaccines that the State had failed to procure in |
| 6 | | accordance with State law; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Comptroller Hynes has led efforts to obtain State |
| 8 | | funding for lifesaving stem cell research, initiated laws to |
| 9 | | prevent overtime pay losses for as many as 375,000 Illinois |
| 10 | | workers, and administered an executive order suspending |
| 11 | | payments to contractors who do not comply with Illinois' |
| 12 | | Prevailing Wage Act; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Comptroller Hynes and his wife, Dr. Christina |
| 14 | | Kerger Hynes, live in Chicago with their 3 fine sons, Charlie, |
| 15 | | Liam, and Finn; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 17 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 18 | | extend our thanks and appreciation to Daniel W. Hynes for his |
| 19 | | service to the citizens and taxpayers of Illinois and wish him |
| 20 | | success in all of his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |