Full Text of HR0734 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The federal farm bill impacts all Illinoisans; | 3 | | agriculture represents a vital part of both rural and urban | 4 | | economies; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, There is growing consumer demand from Illinois | 6 | | citizens for locally and regionally-produced farm and food | 7 | | products; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, There is growing farmer and entrepreneur interest | 9 | | in meeting the consumer demand for local and regional farm and | 10 | | food products; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Local and regional food economies are a vital | 12 | | source of employment in our communities; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Supporting public health and protecting our | 14 | | environment are essential to the viability and livability of | 15 | | our communities and our economy; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Communities throughout Illinois face multiple | 17 | | health, social, and environmental issues connected to food, | 18 | | including hunger, malnutrition, increasing incidences of | 19 | | obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic | 20 | | diseases; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Increased access to healthy food is an important | 2 | | tool for communities to address the multifaceted health, | 3 | | social, and environmental issues connected to food; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Access to healthy food is increased when local and | 5 | | regional community-based food production, processing, | 6 | | aggregation, distribution, and retail work together to build | 7 | | markets for healthy food; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The policies, programs, and funding included in | 9 | | the 2012 Farm Bill will affect how successful Illinois | 10 | | communities can be in developing local and regional food | 11 | | systems that advance the goals of environmental | 12 | | sustainability, economic development, public health, racial | 13 | | and social justice, and emergency preparedness; therefore, be | 14 | | it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we urge Congress to adopt a farm bill that supports and | 18 | | promotes the development of local and regional food systems; | 19 | | and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 21 | | delivered to the members of the Illinois congressional |
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