Full Text of HR0539 101st General Assembly
HR0539 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0539 | | LRB101 14614 MST 63525 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In 2015, President Barack Obama restored U.S.
| 3 | | diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba and issued
| 4 | | regulatory changes that allowed increased commercial relations
| 5 | | and a move towards normalization of travel to Cuba for American
| 6 | | citizens; these changes were widely supported by businesses in
| 7 | | Illinois and the United States; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The administration of President Donald Trump has | 9 | | imposed new
restrictions on American travel, remittances, | 10 | | intellectual
exchanges, and trade with Cuba, reversing the | 11 | | Obama
administration's normalization of relations with Cuba; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Under the new Trump rules, a number of visits by
| 14 | | individuals to Cuba will no longer be allowed; citizens from | 15 | | the
United States will no longer be able to travel to Cuba | 16 | | under the
popular people-to-people license once recognized by | 17 | | the U.S.
Department of Treasury; as articulated by a number of | 18 | | Illinois and
U.S. organizations, these actions are a tragic | 19 | | blow for U.S.
citizens' freedom to travel; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Along with cruise ships, the United States has
| 21 | | also banned private planes and boats from traveling to Cuba | 22 | | from
the U.S.; and |
| | | HR0539 | - 2 - | LRB101 14614 MST 63525 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Trump rules "are intended to steer economic
| 2 | | activities away from the Cuban military, intelligence and
| 3 | | security services" and "encourage the government to move
toward | 4 | | greater economic freedom for the Cuban people"; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The people of Cuba are now suffering economically,
| 6 | | even more than before, due to the change in U.S. policy; Cuba | 7 | | is
a different country than it was in 1959, and the Cuban | 8 | | people
deserve the opportunity for open trade with other | 9 | | countries;
normalizing the relationship between the United | 10 | | States and Cuba
could help the infant small private businesses | 11 | | in Cuba and
provide opportunities for the citizens and | 12 | | businesses of
Illinois; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has shown two decades of bi-partisan
| 14 | | effort in encouraging U.S. normalization with Cuba for the
| 15 | | benefit and enrichment of the people of Cuba and Illinois,
| 16 | | which includes commerce and mutual cultural understanding; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
| 20 | | we urge President Trump to return to normalizing the
| 21 | | relationship between the United States and Cuba; and be it | 22 | | further |
| | | HR0539 | - 3 - | LRB101 14614 MST 63525 r |
|
| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we urge Governor Pritzker to lead a
| 2 | | delegation to visit Cuba in support of the Cuban people as soon
| 3 | | as possible; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
| 5 | | delivered to President Donald Trump and Governor JB Pritzker.
|
|