Bill Text: OH SR21 | 2009-2010 | 128th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: As Introduced 128th General AssemblyRegular Session2009-2010S. R. No. 21 Senators Morano, Schiavoni

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)

Status: (Passed) 2009-10-06 - Adopted [SR21 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2009-SR21-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

128th General Assembly Regular Session 2009-2010

S. R. No. 21

Senators Morano, Schiavoni 

Cosponsors: Senators Cafaro, Wilson, Miller, D., Miller, R., Sawyer, Turner, Smith, Fedor, Patton, Grendell 

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A RESOLUTION

To encourage the use of federal economic recovery

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funds to promote goods and services made or

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performed by American citizens and companies.

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

WHEREAS, The economic downturn is having a critical impact on	4
everyday Americans who are struggling to maintain or find jobs in	5
an increasingly difficult environment; and	6

WHEREAS, Those same Americans are the taxpayers that provide	7
the revenue needed to operate essential government services; and	8

WHEREAS, Congress has enacted an economic recovery package	9
that will provide significant amounts of money to the cities and	10
states and immediately will provide considerable infrastructure	11
rebuilding, green energy projects, and other projects that will	12
require manufactured components; and	13

WHEREAS, American taxpayer dollars should be spent to	14
maximize the creation of American jobs and restore the economic	15
vitality of our communities; and	16

WHEREAS, Any domestically produced products that are	17
purchased with federal economic recovery plan funds will	18
immediately help struggling American families and will stabilize	19
our greater economy; and	20

WHEREAS, Any economic recovery plan spending should, to every	21
extent possible and in accordance with state and federal law,	22
include a commitment from the Governor to buy goods and services	23
for projects from companies that are produced within the United	24
States, thus employing the very workers that pay the taxes for the	25
economic recovery plan spending in the first place; now therefore	26
be it	27

RESOLVED, That the Ohio Senate will work to maximize the	28
creation of American jobs and restore economic growth and	29
opportunity by spending economic recovery plan funds on goods and	30
services that both create jobs and help keep Americans employed;	31
and be it further	32

RESOLVED, That the Ohio Senate commits to purchasing only	33
goods and services that are made in the United States of America	34
or performed by Americans whenever and wherever possible with any	35
federal economic recovery funds provided to Ohio by the American	36
taxpayers; and be it further	37

RESOLVED, That as members of the Ohio Senate, we request that	38
any waivers of procurement priorities be published in order to	39
give American workers and producers the opportunity to identify	40
and provide the American products and services that will maximize	41
the success of our nation's economic recovery program; and be it	42
further	43

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly	44
authenticated copies of this resolution to the news media of Ohio.	45