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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The erosion of jobs in the United States due to
3 outsourcing is at a critical all time high; and
 
4     WHEREAS, The loss of high-technology aerospace jobs is
5 destroying the nation's ability to design, fabricate, and
6 assemble the products needed to defend itself; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The current administration in Washington, D.C.
8 has elected to continue war in foreign lands; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The global war on terrorism has changed the needs
10 of our military and stretched our resources thin; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The continued production of the C-17 Globemaster
12 III, a transport aircraft capable of meeting the needs of our
13 nation's uniformed men and women, is being slowed down; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The United States needs additional modern
15 aircraft capable of meeting the needs of future combat systems,
16 current strategic and tactical missions, humanitarian
17 missions, and other requirements placed on our military; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The current plan to upgrade older, less reliable
19 C-5's will not fully meet our nation's needs; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge Congress to
3 pass legislation to procure additional C-17 Globemasters
4 beyond the current 223 approved; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That by urging the passage of such legislation,
6 the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois
7 goes on record as saying the erosion of jobs in the United
8 States must end; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That the need to support our uniformed men and
10 women protecting our freedoms and lands must be given due
11 priority by our elected representatives in Washington, D.C.;
12 and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to each member of the Illinois congressional
15 delegation.