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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The peaceful peoples of the world currently face
3a renewed energy crisis, marked by the feckless drift of key
4segments of global energy supply into totalitarian hands; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Much of the oil, gas, and other energy that
6currently flows, or until recently has flowed, into the stream
7of operating consumption of the world's peaceful peoples comes
8from non-allies of the United States; and
 
9    WHEREAS, One of these non-allies is the Russian
10Federation; it is the largest geographic nation on earth, with
11the largest area of land mass and the largest access to
12geological resources that include oil and gas; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The peaceful peoples of the world, especially the
14United States, ought not to buy oil and gas from non-allies;
15instead, we should redouble our efforts to gain true energy
16independence; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19the United States should not buy oil or gas from non-allies of
20our country, and we urge exerting diplomatic efforts to
21discourage other peaceful peoples of the world from doing so;

 

 

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1and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That we commend the sacrifices being made by
3ordinary Americans who are currently being forced to pay
4record prices for motor fuel as a result of the current
5international situation; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
7delivered to President Joe Biden, U.S. Secretary of State
8Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm,
9and all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.