Full Text of HR0092 96th General Assembly
HR0092 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The United States of America has an economy that | 3 |
| is currently in recession; and
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| WHEREAS, The most recently-reported Illinois figures show | 5 |
| that in December 2008, our State's unemployment rate was 7.6%; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, In these times, it is urgent that the two United | 8 |
| States Senators from Illinois be persons who are able to spend | 9 |
| all of their time on lawmaking for economic recovery and who | 10 |
| are not distracted by personal challenges, especially | 11 |
| challenges of an ethical nature; and
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| WHEREAS, Roland Wallace Burris, the current junior senator | 13 |
| from the State of Illinois, has stated, for the public record, | 14 |
| that he had contacts, prior to his appointment as Senator, with | 15 |
| key individuals connected with former Illinois Governor Rod | 16 |
| Blagojevich, and he had, during the course of these contacts, | 17 |
| made arrangements to take a key role in fundraising efforts for | 18 |
| Blagojevich; and
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| WHEREAS, These admissions raise grave concerns about | 20 |
| Senator Burris's fitness for the public office which he now | 21 |
| holds and his ability to serve in his position during the |
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| challenging times currently facing our nation; and
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| WHEREAS, Many voices of the Illinois public, including the | 3 |
| editorial page of the "Chicago Tribune" daily newspaper, in its | 4 |
| morning edition of February 18, 2009, have urged Senator Burris | 5 |
| to resign from office; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| urge Roland Wallace Burris to resign from his position as a | 9 |
| United States Senator from the State of Illinois, effective | 10 |
| immediately; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the State of Illinois enact suitable | 12 |
| legislation to enable the people of the State to select a new | 13 |
| senator by special statewide election of the people; and be it | 14 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this preamble and | 16 |
| resolution be presented to the Illinois delegation to the | 17 |
| federal House of Representatives, and to the senior and junior | 18 |
| federal senators from the State of Illinois.
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