Full Text of HR0443 94th General Assembly
HR0443 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, through the | 3 |
| Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission, has made | 4 |
| recommendations about which military installations are to be | 5 |
| considered for closure or realignment in cost-cutting measures | 6 |
| for the military; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a distinct and important | 8 |
| military installation that is listed for realignment, the Rock | 9 |
| Island Arsenal; and
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| WHEREAS, Under the U.S. Department of Defense | 11 |
| recommendations the Rock Island Arsenal will suffer a net loss | 12 |
| of 1,263 jobs; and
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| WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Defense recommendations, | 14 |
| if adopted, would force the Rock Island Arsenal to eliminate | 15 |
| approximately 20% of the approximately 6,500 job positions | 16 |
| currently utilized by this facility; and
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| WHEREAS, The Rock Island Arsenal is one of the remaining | 18 |
| facilities at the center of the continental United States and | 19 |
| is perfectly situated for expedient transportation anywhere in | 20 |
| the nation; and
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| WHEREAS, The Rock Island Arsenal is a major Army | 22 |
| installation that is home to over 60 tenant organizations that | 23 |
| provide critical products and services to all of our Armed | 24 |
| Services; and
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| WHEREAS, The Rock Island Arsenal is indispensable in both | 26 |
| our current and future efforts to counter threats to our | 27 |
| security; and
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| WHEREAS, The Rock Island Arsenal is also a National |
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| Historic Site with a Confederate Cemetery, the Colonel | 2 |
| Davenport House Museum, the Rock Island Arsenal Museum, and the | 3 |
| historic Government Bridge over the Mississippi River; and
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| WHEREAS, The people of the State of Illinois have long been | 5 |
| at the forefront of our nation's defense, are first to join and | 6 |
| send troops in any conflict, and have a strong tradition of | 7 |
| support and appreciation for the bases within our borders; | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 |
| we take this opportunity to convey our appreciation for the | 12 |
| advocacy and support for the Rock Island Arsenal that the | 13 |
| Congress of the United States and the Illinois Congressional | 14 |
| Delegation have provided over the years, and we strongly urge | 15 |
| the Congress of the United States to consider the importance of | 16 |
| this installation in this time of war on terrorism and the | 17 |
| vital need to protect our nation; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 19 |
| transmitted to the President Pro-Tem of the United States | 20 |
| Senate, to the Speaker of the United States House of | 21 |
| Representatives, each member of the Illinois Congressional | 22 |
| Delegation, each member of the Base Realignment and Closure | 23 |
| Commission (BRAC), and the President of the United States of | 24 |
| America.
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