Bill Text: IL HR0025 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges the United States Congress to include in the proposed economic stimulus bill language to limit Governor Blagojevich's ability to administer and distribute federal stimulus moneys.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-12-01 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0025 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0025-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The President of the United States and Congress | ||||||
| 3 | are poised to enact an economic stimulus package valued at over | ||||||
| 4 | $800 billion; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, On January 12, 2009, Congressman Mark Kirk | ||||||
| 6 | announced his intention to offer an amendment to the stimulus | ||||||
| 7 | bill that would prevent any stimulus funds from being | ||||||
| 8 | controlled by Governor Blagojevich; instead the funds would be | ||||||
| 9 | directed to the Illinois General Assembly for distribution; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Under the economic stimulus proposal, Illinois | ||||||
| 11 | will likely receive hundreds of millions of dollars for | ||||||
| 12 | education, social service programs, and various infrastructure | ||||||
| 13 | improvements and maintenance projects; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Federal stimulus moneys must be allocated in a | ||||||
| 15 | fair and accountable manner to ensure that the funds are | ||||||
| 16 | distributed where they are needed the most in order to generate | ||||||
| 17 | jobs and community prosperity throughout the State; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Due to the ongoing federal investigation of the | ||||||
| 19 | Governor and the Illinois Senate's impeachment trial, it is in | ||||||
| 20 | the best interest of the citizens of Illinois that Governor | ||||||
| 21 | Blagojevich not have access to federal stimulus moneys; | ||||||
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| 1 | therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 3 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 4 | urge the United States Congress to include in its economic | ||||||
| 5 | stimulus bill language to limit Governor Blagojevich's ability | ||||||
| 6 | to administer and distribute the federal stimulus moneys; and | ||||||
| 7 | be it further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | delivered to the President of the United States, United States | ||||||
| 10 | Senators Richard Durbin and Roland Burris, and each of the | ||||||
| 11 | members of the Illinois Congressional delegation.
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