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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The United States sends hundreds of billions of 
3dollars a year overseas for oil; a dangerous amount of this 
4money is funneled through front groups and fake charities to 
5terrorist groups, as well as to insurgents in Iraq and 
6Afghanistan who attack U.S. troops; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, The men and women who serve our nation face 
8serious threats as they secure the flow of oil necessary to 
9meet our demand; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, In Afghanistan, one out of every 24 fuel convoys 
11results in an American casualty; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Billions of gallons of fuel are consumed every 
13year by U.S. military vehicles that are dedicated to securing 
14oil transportation routes; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, U.S. demand for oil drives up the price 
16everywhere, allowing countries we refuse to buy from to profit, 
17such as Iran, which uses its petroleum profits to fund its 
18nuclear program; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The United States Navy, Marines, Air Force, and 
20Army are all currently investing in clean energy technology to 
 
 
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1aggressively reduce their reliance on fossil fuels because the 
2technology saves money and saves lives; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Investing in clean energy can both create new jobs 
4in Illinois and make the United States more economically 
5competitive in the global economy; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The national and international challenges of 
7America's oil dependence are influenced by the energy policies 
8of individual states; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, U.S. military veterans, including the veterans 
10coalition Operation Free, advocate for reducing America's oil 
11dependence in order to strengthen American security; 
12therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
14NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
15we state our intent to duly consider the ramifications for 
16America's security when taking up issues concerning energy 
17development and our dependence on oil, adopt policies that 
18encourage the growth of the clean-energy sector in order to 
19encourage innovation, create jobs for Illinoisans, and 
20strengthen America's security, and work with the clean energy 
21sector to develop clean energy job training and placement 
22programs for returning veterans; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That we express our deepest appreciation to 
2America's service members, veterans, and military families for 
3their selfless service to our country and recognizes the 
4veterans of Operation Free for their continued work in service 
5of our national security.