Full Text of SR1783 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, 795 million people globally experience hunger | 3 | | every day; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Because of a lack of food, millions of the world's | 5 | | poor are left stunted, blind, and afflicted with developmental | 6 | | disabilities; countless others are continually weakened by | 7 | | anemia and are condemned to do little more than survive; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, 45.3 million people live in poverty in the United | 9 | | States; 14.7 million of them are children; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Nearly 15% of United States households, or | 11 | | approximately 49 million Americans, including 15.9 million | 12 | | children, experience hunger or food insecurity, which can | 13 | | produce physical, mental, and social impairments; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Although substantial progress has been made in | 15 | | reducing the incidence of hunger and food insecurity in the | 16 | | United States and around the world, millions of people remain | 17 | | vulnerable to hunger and the negative effects of food | 18 | | deprivation; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, According to the United Nations Food and | 20 | | Agriculture Organization, the percentage of the world's |
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| 1 | | population that is undernourished has decreased from 23.4% in | 2 | | 1990-1992 to 13.5% in 2012-2014; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we call upon all | 5 | | elected leaders in state legislatures, the United States | 6 | | Congress, and the President to make it a top priority to end | 7 | | hunger by 2030; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That we call upon Congress and the President to | 9 | | provide adequate and consistent funding for the Women, Infant | 10 | | and Children (WIC) Program and the Supplemental Nutrition | 11 | | Assistance Program (SNAP); and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the unique power of churches, | 13 | | schools, communities, local charities, and people of good will | 14 | | to generate the political will to help end hunger by 2030; and | 15 | | be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That we recognize the importance of government | 17 | | policy to help end hunger and join the world in endorsing the | 18 | | goal to end hunger in the United States and around the world by | 19 | | 2030; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 21 | | delivered to the President and Vice President of the United |
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| 1 | | States, the members of the Illinois congressional delegation, | 2 | | and other federal and state government officials as | 3 | | appropriate.
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