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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, In the 2017 spring session of the 100th General
3Assembly, both houses of the General Assembly considered and,
4with partisan votes, passed a bill, House Bill 40, that was
5primarily drafted to expand state funding for abortions; and
 
6    WHEREAS, On April 14, 2017, Bruce Rauner, at a time when
7the Governor was in full awareness of HB 40 and its intended
8purpose, publicly pledged that he would veto the bill; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Illinois is already one of the highest-taxed
10states in the United States, especially after the adoption of
11the recent 32% increase in the income tax rate, and it is not
12appropriate to expand state funding for abortions; therefore,
13be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
15HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16call upon Governor Bruce Rauner to immediately honor his pledge
17to veto HB 40; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to
19Governor Bruce Rauner.