Full Text of SR1397 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, According to new research from the United Nations, | 3 | | growing antimicrobial resistance linked to the discharge of | 4 | | drugs and some chemicals into the environment is one of the | 5 | | most worrying health threats today; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Studies have linked the misuse of antibiotics in | 7 | | humans and agriculture over the last several decades to | 8 | | increasing resistance, but the role of the environment and | 9 | | pollution has received little attention; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Clear evidence shows that antimicrobial compounds | 11 | | from households, hospitals, pharmaceutical facilities, and | 12 | | agricultural run-off released into the environment, combined | 13 | | with direct contact between natural bacterial communities and | 14 | | discharged resistant bacteria, is driving bacterial evolution | 15 | | and the emergence of more resistant strains; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Evidence shows that multi-drug resistant bacteria | 17 | | are prevalent in marine waters and sediments close to | 18 | | aquaculture, industrial, and municipal discharges; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Careless disposal of antibiotics could produce | 20 | | "ferocious superbugs" United Nations environment experts warn | 21 | | that have resistance to current antibiotics; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the U.S. | 3 | | Congress to review existing federal laws for the disposal of | 4 | | unused antibiotics and to pass new laws to prevent the creation | 5 | | of "superbugs" and to fund research into the treatment of, and | 6 | | creation of, new drugs to fight antibiotic resistant | 7 | | "superbugs"; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 | | delivered to President Donald Trump, U.S. Senate Majority | 10 | | Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck | 11 | | Schumer, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, U.S. House of | 12 | | Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and all members | 13 | | of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.
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