Full Text of SR1053 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois and Ireland have long | 3 | | enjoyed a mutually beneficial business and cultural | 4 | | relationship, with the prospect of future growth; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, International trade is critical for the economic | 6 | | growth and prosperity of Illinois and Ireland, supporting | 7 | | well-paying jobs, raising living standards, and helping | 8 | | Illinoisans and residents of Ireland to provide for their | 9 | | families; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Bilateral trade between Illinois and Ireland | 11 | | exceeded $4.8 million in 2023; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ireland is Illinois' 7th largest foreign direct | 13 | | investment market based on employment, with 63 subsidiaries at | 14 | | 239 distinct locations, employing over 20,000 Illinoisans; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Currently, 950 United States companies are based | 16 | | in Ireland and benefit from the gateway to the European Union; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Ireland is the 9th largest investor in the United | 19 | | States; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has | 2 | | highlighted the encouraging growth of billions of dollars of | 3 | | imports and exports between Illinois and Ireland in recent | 4 | | years; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Since the founding of our State, people of Irish | 6 | | heritage have made their homes in Illinois, with many becoming | 7 | | leaders in business, government, education, and science; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Irish people and culture are important parts | 9 | | of the ethnic tradition of the United States and have played | 10 | | significant roles in the history of our State and nation; | 11 | | therefore, be it | 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we support the | 14 | | sister-state agreement through the Illinois Department of | 15 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity to promote additional | 16 | | bilateral trade relations and cultural exchange between the | 17 | | State of Illinois and Ireland; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 19 | | delivered to Governor JB Pritzker and the Oireachtas. |
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