Full Text of HR0988 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois owes a debt of gratitude to | 3 | | the people of the United States of America, President Obama, | 4 | | and the United States Congress for their continued support of | 5 | | the domestic automobile industry; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In manufacturing, it is important to create a | 7 | | product that is high in quality, yet affordable to the target | 8 | | market, and is concurrently sustainable and profitable for the | 9 | | producer; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Our economy, and the domestic auto industry in | 11 | | particular, was faced with unprecedented challenges; these | 12 | | challenges, which in large part emanated from a maelstrom of | 13 | | rising energy costs, a massive credit crunch, and other global | 14 | | economic forces, combined in a way that threatened the | 15 | | existence of our nation's domestic automakers; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Clearly, this segment of our economy was far too | 17 | | important to the State of Illinois and the United States to be | 18 | | allowed to wither and potentially fail; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The U.S. automotive industry and the advancements | 20 | | associated with automotive transportation have been the | 21 | | lifeblood of the American economy for decades; American |
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| 1 | | automakers have been responsible for many of the most important | 2 | | manufacturing advancements in the past century, and have been a | 3 | | crucial part of the "Arsenal of Democracy" that helped assure | 4 | | our victory in time of war; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Today, more than 3 million direct and indirect | 6 | | American jobs and countless numbers of retirees are dependent | 7 | | on the domestic automotive industry; therefore, a strong | 8 | | showing of support for our domestic automakers was critical at | 9 | | that important juncture in our nation's history; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Illinois auto workers produce the Ford Explorer, | 11 | | Ford Taurus, and Lincoln MKS in Chicago, the Dodge Caliber, | 12 | | Jeep Compass, Jeep Patriot, and Dodge Dart in Belvidere, and | 13 | | the Mitsubishi Gallant and Outlander Sport in Normal; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, An American-made vehicle can be identified as an | 15 | | automobile with a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) that | 16 | | begins with a 1, 4, or 5; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Latest reports indicate that strong profits are | 18 | | being earned across the board by all 3 domestic auto | 19 | | manufacturers; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, By taking difficult but necessary action, the | 21 | | American people have helped the auto industry add back more |
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| 1 | | than 200,000 jobs, the best period of job growth for the | 2 | | industry in more than a decade; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we bestow our highest gratitude to those consumers in this | 6 | | State and the nation at large who believed that the domestic | 7 | | auto industry was too important to let die; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That we give our highest praise to our domestic | 9 | | auto industry, who, on their darkest day, found a way to | 10 | | continue to do business in a way that is both profitable and | 11 | | sustainable for generations to come; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 13 | | transmitted to the President of the United States Senate, the | 14 | | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the | 15 | | members of the Illinois Congressional delegation; and be it | 16 | | further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That we urge all Illinois legislators and | 18 | | citizens to support their neighbors, their community, and their | 19 | | country by considering an American-made car for their next | 20 | | automobile purchase.
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