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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Illinois' public housing authorities are |
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| essential in the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois is home to 111 public housing authorities |
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| serving an estimated 105,017 families of the State of Illinois; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois' public housing authorities provide |
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| high-quality affordable housing to residents in the State of |
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| Illinois through the use of Federal resources and programs; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois' public housing authorities have |
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| successfully assisted residents of the State of Illinois with |
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| Moving to Work programs and apprenticeship training, resulting |
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| in greater self-sufficiency and a reduced burden on State |
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| resources; and
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| WHEREAS, Developments built by Illinois' public housing |
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| authorities have in some instances increased the values of |
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| neighboring properties and communities in the State of |
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| Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, New funding guidelines developed by the United |
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| States Department of Housing and Urban Development may result |
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| in reduced funding for the State of Illinois, its public |
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| housing authorities, and the Illinoisans who rely on these |
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| services; and
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| WHEREAS, New funding guidelines developed by the United |
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| States Department of Housing and Urban Development may result |
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| in over $39,000,000 less than the Department has estimated is |
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| needed for housing authorities in Illinois to be well-run; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois' public housing authorities are a major |
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| employer in the State of Illinois, and funding cuts from the |
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| United States Department of Housing and Urban Development may |
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| result in drastic layoffs and diminished services to the |
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| residents of public housing; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| recognize the importance of the quality services, support, and |
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| housing provided by Illinois' public housing authorities and |
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| respectfully urge the Congress to provide equitable funding to |
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| the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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| for the operation of quality affordable housing; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to |
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| the presiding officers of each house of Congress and to each |