Full Text of HR1527 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the tenure of our
esteemed | 4 | | colleague, State Representative and Assistant Majority Leader | 5 | | John Bradley, and thank
him for his dedicated service to our | 6 | | State and Southern Illinois; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bradley was born and raised in | 8 | | Harrisburg, where he attended
Harrisburg High School and earned | 9 | | an A.S., A.A. from Southeastern Illinois College; he
received | 10 | | his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and | 11 | | his Juris Doctor from the University of
Illinois at | 12 | | Urbana-Champaign; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bradley served his community as an | 14 | | attorney, and as a member of
the Williamson County Airport | 15 | | Authority, the Southeastern Illinois College Alumni | 16 | | Association,
REDCO, Marion Rotary International, the Royalton | 17 | | Lion's Club, the National Wild Turkey Federation,
the National | 18 | | Rifle Association, and Ducks Unlimited; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bradley is a member of Christian | 20 | | Covenant Fellowship in
Carterville; he and his wife, Michelle, | 21 | | have three children; over the
years, his office staff has | 22 | | helped thousands of constituents access State services and |
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government red tape; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bradley has been a strong advocate | 3 | | for Southern Illinois; he worked
to pass laws to combat | 4 | | methamphetamine use in the region, create the Franklin County | 5 | | Juvenile
Meth Treatment Program, and protect the rights of | 6 | | landowners; he championed the cause of the elderly and | 7 | | struggling residents in
leading the fight against large utility | 8 | | rate increases and worked to ensure utility consumers across
| 9 | | the State received more than one billion dollars in rebates; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Economic development and jobs have been a major | 12 | | priority for Representative
Bradley; he was a leading voice in | 13 | | the expansion of Route 13 in Williamson County, new
highway | 14 | | construction along Interstate 57, the creation of the Franklin | 15 | | Regional Economic
Development Corporation, efforts to benefit | 16 | | the coal and fracking industries, and changes to the
State | 17 | | workers' compensation system and unemployment insurance | 18 | | program to help protect
employers and middle-class workers; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, As Chairman of the House Revenue and Finance | 20 | | Committee, Representative Bradley
led the fight against a plan | 21 | | by former Governor Rod Blagojevich to impose a massive tax | 22 | | increase
on businesses; his committee worked to stop hundreds | 23 | | of bills that would increase spending or
would allow new taxes |
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| 1 | | to become law; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bradley is an example of | 3 | | dedication and tenacity to those who have
served alongside him; | 4 | | therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | congratulate and thank State Representative John Bradley for | 8 | | his years of dedicated service; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Representative Bradley as an expression of our | 11 | | respect and esteem, and with our best wishes for his future | 12 | | success.
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