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92_HR0107
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, With the influx of illegally dumped foreign
3 steel into America, the market has weakened to the extent
4 that 14 American steel companies have filed for bankruptcy in
5 the last three years; and
6 WHEREAS, Each year, LTV Steel's Hennepin Works pays
7 approximately $15.2 million in State and local taxes, donates
8 $50,000 in charitable contributions, and spends more than $35
9 million in purchases from more than 360 Illinois businesses;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, If America should lose the steel mills, we as a
12 country, will lose the ability to defend ourselves during
13 times of war and will lose our economic strength in the
14 global marketplace; and
15 WHEREAS, America cannot succeed if foreign countries
16 control our nation's steel supply; therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19 we urge the President of the United States and all other
20 elected officials to support Hennepin Works' fight against
21 the unfair trade of foreign steel that has damaged our
22 economy; and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
24 presented the the President of the United States, the Speaker
25 of the United States House of Representatives, the President
26 of the United States Senate, and each member of the Illinois
27 congressional delegation.