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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The federal farm bill impacts all Illinoisans; |
| 3 | | agriculture represents a vital part of both rural and urban |
| 4 | | economies; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, There is growing consumer demand from Illinois |
| 6 | | citizens for locally and regionally-produced farm and food |
| 7 | | products; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, There is growing farmer and entrepreneur interest |
| 9 | | in meeting the consumer demand for local and regional farm and |
| 10 | | food products; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Local and regional food economies are a vital |
| 12 | | source of employment in our communities; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Supporting public health and protecting our |
| 14 | | environment are essential to the viability and livability of |
| 15 | | our communities and our economy; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Communities throughout Illinois face multiple |
| 17 | | health, social, and environmental issues connected to food, |
| 18 | | including hunger, malnutrition, increasing incidences of |
| 19 | | obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic |
| 20 | | diseases; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Increased access to healthy food is an important |
| 2 | | tool for communities to address the multifaceted health, |
| 3 | | social, and environmental issues connected to food; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Access to healthy food is increased when local and |
| 5 | | regional community-based food production, processing, |
| 6 | | aggregation, distribution, and retail work together to build |
| 7 | | markets for healthy food; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, The policies, programs, and funding included in |
| 9 | | the 2012 Farm Bill will affect how successful Illinois |
| 10 | | communities can be in developing local and regional food |
| 11 | | systems that advance the goals of environmental |
| 12 | | sustainability, economic development, public health, racial |
| 13 | | and social justice, and emergency preparedness; therefore, be |
| 14 | | it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 16 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we urge Congress to adopt a farm bill that supports and |
| 18 | | promotes the development of local and regional food systems; |
| 19 | | and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
| 21 | | delivered to the members of the Illinois congressional |