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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 18
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Delegates Klempa, Anderson,
Argento, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Boggs, Brown, Butcher, Campbell,
Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Crosier, Eldridge, Ellem, Ennis, Evans,
Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens, Guthrie, Hall,
Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Ireland,
Kominar, Lawrence, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin,
Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, McGeehan, Michael, Miley, C. Miller,
Moore, Morgan, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, D.
Poling, M. Poling, Porter, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Ross,
Rowan, Schadler, Schoen, Shaver, Shook, Shott, Skaff, Smith,
Spencer, Stephens, Stowers, Sumner, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb,
Talbott, Varner, Walker, Webster, Wells, White, Williams and
Wooton)
Expressing the will of the House of Delegates regarding Congress
and President Obama planning a taxpayer-sponsored economic
recovery package and the spending of economic recovery plan
moneys.
Whereas, The economic downturn is having a critical impact on
everyday Americans who are struggling to maintain or find jobs in
an increasingly difficult environment; and
Whereas, Those same Americans are the taxpayers that provide the revenue needed to operate essential government services; and
Whereas, Congress and President Obama are planning a taxpayer-
sponsored economic recovery package that will provide billions of
dollars to help economically devastated cities and states,
immediately provide jobs to millions of out-of-work Americans
through considerable infrastructure rebuilding, green energy
projects and other projects that will require manufactured
components; and
Whereas, Any domestically produced products that are purchased
with economic recovery plan moneys will immediately help struggling
American families and will help stabilize our greater economy; and
Whereas, Any economic recovery plan spending should - to every
extent possible - include a commitment from the State of West
Virginia to buy materials, goods and services for projects from
companies that are produced within the United States, thus
employing the very workers that pay taxes for the economic recovery
plan spending in the first place; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the State of West Virginia will work to maximize the
creation of American jobs and restoring economic growth and
opportunity by spending economic recovery plan funds on products
and services that both create jobs and help keep Americans
employed; and, be it
Further Resolved, That we commit to purchasing only products
and services that are made or performed in the United States of
America whenever and wherever possible with any economic recovery moneys provided to the State of West Virginia by the American
taxpayers; and, be it
Further Resolved, That as Legislators of the State of West
Virginia, we commit to publicize any requests to waive these
procurement priorities so as to give American workers and producers
the opportunity to identify and provide the American products and
services that will maximize the success of our nation's economic
recovery program; and, be it
Further Resolved, That, because all West Virginians have the
right to full and free disclosure of the manner in which their
hard-earned tax dollars are used, all expenditures of funds
provided to the State of West Virginia through the federal economic
recovery program should be open and transparent, and should be
publicized and made fully accessible to all citizens.