Full Text of HR0913 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The United States sends hundreds of billions of | 3 | | dollars a year overseas for oil; a dangerous amount of this | 4 | | money is funneled through front groups and fake charities to | 5 | | terrorist groups, as well as to insurgents in Iraq and | 6 | | Afghanistan who attack U.S. troops; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The men and women who serve our nation face | 8 | | serious threats as they secure the flow of oil necessary to | 9 | | meet our demand; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In Afghanistan, one out of every 24 fuel convoys | 11 | | results in an American casualty; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Billions of gallons of fuel are consumed every | 13 | | year by U.S. military vehicles that are dedicated to securing | 14 | | oil transportation routes; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, U.S. demand for oil drives up the price | 16 | | everywhere, allowing countries we refuse to buy from to profit, | 17 | | such as Iran, which uses its petroleum profits to fund its | 18 | | nuclear program; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The United States Navy, Marines, Air Force, and | 20 | | Army are all currently investing in clean energy technology to |
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| 1 | | aggressively reduce their reliance on fossil fuels because the | 2 | | technology saves money and saves lives; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Investing in clean energy can both create new jobs | 4 | | in Illinois and make the United States more economically | 5 | | competitive in the global economy; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The national and international challenges of | 7 | | America's oil dependence are influenced by the energy policies | 8 | | of individual states; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, U.S. military veterans, including the veterans | 10 | | coalition Operation Free, advocate for reducing America's oil | 11 | | dependence in order to strengthen American security; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we state our intent to duly consider the ramifications for | 16 | | America's security when taking up issues concerning energy | 17 | | development and our dependence on oil, adopt policies that | 18 | | encourage the growth of the clean-energy sector in order to | 19 | | encourage innovation, create jobs for Illinoisans, and | 20 | | strengthen America's security, and work with the clean energy | 21 | | sector to develop clean energy job training and placement | 22 | | programs for returning veterans; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we express our deepest appreciation to | 2 | | America's service members, veterans, and military families for | 3 | | their selfless service to our country and recognizes the | 4 | | veterans of Operation Free for their continued work in service | 5 | | of our national security.
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