Full Text of SJR0059 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, From the 19th century to the present, the Rock | 3 | | Island Arsenal has been a part of the economic and government | 4 | | service history of the Quad Cities; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, From an employment peak of 18,467 during the | 6 | | height of World War II, the arsenal's workforce has shrunk to | 7 | | less than half that number; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The arsenal remains a major economic engine in the | 9 | | region, with more than 8,500 employees and more than 70 federal | 10 | | and commercial tenants; the arsenal also adds some $1 billion | 11 | | to the local economy and impacts 14,000 community jobs; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center at | 13 | | the arsenal is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturing | 14 | | facilities; the arsenal and its employees have repeatedly | 15 | | proven that, for small-quantity orders and specialty jobs, it | 16 | | has the expertise, equipment, and dedication to the defense of | 17 | | the United States that cannot be equaled in private industry; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, A reduction at the Rock Island Arsenal would not | 20 | | only threaten the local economy, but would also jeopardize the | 21 | | readiness of United States forces to quickly respond in the war |
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| 1 | | on terror or in any future conflict; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 4 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the President of the United | 5 | | States, the United States Congress, and the Secretary of the | 6 | | Department of Defense to protect the Rock Island Arsenal from | 7 | | any future reductions or other budget cuts; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this Resolution be | 9 | | delivered to the President of the United States, the Secretary | 10 | | of the United States Department of Defense, and the members of | 11 | | the Illinois congressional delegation.
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