Full Text of SR0693 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 | | their support for the principle that the State of Illinois | 4 | | should continue to purchase, whenever possible and to the | 5 | | extent allowable by law, products made in the United States and | 6 | | the State of Illinois; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois and its people are | 8 | | continuing their recovery from the Great Recession; those same | 9 | | Illinoisans are the taxpayers that provide the revenue needed | 10 | | to operate essential government services throughout the State; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The members of this body continue to work towards | 13 | | spurring job creation and growing our State's economy for all | 14 | | Illinoisans who wish to work; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Jobs Now! program continues to | 16 | | provide jobs to Illinoisans and bring much needed improvement | 17 | | to our State's capital infrastructure, including our roads, | 18 | | bridges, and schools; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The State's Enterprise Zone program keeps | 20 | | Illinois competitive by incentivizing job-creation and | 21 | | job-retention through tax credits and taxpayer dollars; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Illinois taxpayer dollars should be spent to | 2 | | continue our State's recovery and strengthen the economic | 3 | | well-being of our communities; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, The total budget for the State of Illinois is | 5 | | about $70 billion; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Any State spending should, to the extent possible, | 7 | | include a commitment from the State and its departments and | 8 | | agencies to buy materials, goods, and services that are | 9 | | produced within the United States and the State of Illinois; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, A commitment to purchase materials, goods, and | 12 | | services that are produced within the United States and | 13 | | Illinois, to the extent possible, would bolster and assist | 14 | | those Illinoisans who pay taxes to the State by creating | 15 | | greater economic opportunity and growth throughout our State; | 16 | | such a commitment would also likely increase the benefit to our | 17 | | local communities and businesses through local revenue growth | 18 | | and job-creation; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge all those who | 21 | | make purchases on behalf of the State of Illinois to buy |
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| 1 | | materials, goods, and services that are made in the United | 2 | | States and the State of Illinois, whenever and wherever | 3 | | possible, for the continued growth and betterment of the State.
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