Full Text of SR0019 96th General Assembly
SR0019 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Congress and the new administration are working to | 3 |
| shape federal policy to respond to the nation's economic | 4 |
| crisis; and
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| WHEREAS, Congress and the new administration are working to | 6 |
| stimulate the economy by some of the largest public works | 7 |
| investment in 50 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Difficult choices must be made in determining what | 9 |
| types of investments to make in the nation's infrastructure in | 10 |
| any federal stimulus and recovery Act; and
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| WHEREAS, Passenger train service offers some of the best | 12 |
| return on investment as expanded and improved passenger train | 13 |
| service is an environmentally-friendly transportation choice, | 14 |
| a permanent source of economic development by tying together | 15 |
| cities and regions, and a creator of permanent jobs both in the | 16 |
| operation of the service and in the maintenance of the | 17 |
| trainsets, tracks, and related infrastructure; and
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| WHEREAS, Railroad jobs, whether with Amtrak, host freight | 19 |
| railroads, or railroad suppliers, are typically well-paying | 20 |
| full-time jobs with benefits that usually pay more than the | 21 |
| nation's median income; and |
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| WHEREAS, The United States' passenger rail service is far | 2 |
| inferior to those of our global competitors due largely to a | 3 |
| lack of rigorous federal investment over the last 50 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Recently the federal government has begun to | 5 |
| invest in passenger rail, and the upcoming debate over the | 6 |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan is an opportunity to | 7 |
| fully invest in passenger rail as part of the nation's economic | 8 |
| stimulus and recovery; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Illinois Senate | 11 |
| calls on Congress and President Barack Obama to maximize the | 12 |
| investment in expanded and improved passenger train service as | 13 |
| part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That Congress and President Barack Obama take | 16 |
| full advantage of this opportunity for a full, vigorous federal | 17 |
| investment in expanding and improving passenger train service | 18 |
| with 100% federal sources to build the foundation for lasting | 19 |
| prosperity with environmentally-friendly connections between | 20 |
| cities and towns in the region and the nation; and be it | 21 |
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| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be sent to | 2 |
| President Barack Obama, the U.S. Senate Majority Leader, the | 3 |
| Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and each member | 4 |
| of the Illinois Congressional delegation.
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