Record #: R2019-50   
Type: Resolution Status: Failed to Pass
Intro date: 1/23/2019 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Budget and Government Operations
Final action:
Title: Call on U.S. Senate to pass legislation to fully fund federal government
Sponsors: Dowell, Pat, Burnett, Jr., Walter, Hairston, Leslie A., Austin, Carrie M., Sadlowski Garza, Susan, Tunney, Thomas, Smith, Michele, Sawyer, Roderick T., Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos, Villegas, Gilbert, Silverstein, Debra L., Napolitano, Anthony V., O'Connor, Patrick, Harris, Michelle A., Mitts, Emma, Laurino, Margaret, Brookins, Jr., Howard, Osterman, Harry, Reilly, Brendan, Thompson, Patrick D., O'Shea, Matthew J., Reboyras, Ariel, Mitchell, Gregory I., Moore, David H., Pawar, Ameya, Quinn, Marty, Lopez, Raymond A., Cardenas, George A., Burke, Edward M., Cappleman, James, Foulkes, Toni, Santiago, Milagros, Moore, Joseph, Curtis, Derrick G., Ervin, Jason C., Taliaferro, Chris, King, Sophia D., Moreno, Proco Joe, Hopkins, Brian , Willie B. Cochran, Sposato, Nicholas, Scott, Jr. Michael
Attachments: 1. R2019-50.pdf
Related files: R2019-362

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Scott, Jr. (24) Resolution

Call on United States Senate to pass legislation to fully fund federal government

Committee on Budget and Government Operations

 

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Resolution Demanding th^J/ederal Gov^xcvment is Reopened for the Safety and Well-Being

of the Residents of the City of Chicago

WHEREAS, The City of Chicago is the third largest city in the United States.

\WHEREAS, Federal employee and contract&jare residents of the City of Chicago and have a \ lasting impact on the well-being and economic health of the City. According to World Business ^ "Z^> Chicago, the Chicagoland area produces an annual regional gross regional product of over $609 ^ rf) billion.

 

i^WHEREASj Federal employees are going without paychecks, residents of the City of Chicago going without federal services, and the health, safety and well-being of the residents of the City of Chicago are at imminent risk.

 

WHEREAS, The devastating effects of the federal government will have lasting consequences »on the working families, employees, and industries across the City of Chicago and suburban reas.

 

WHEREAS, The City of Chicago has two international airports, O'Hare International Airport land Midway International Airport. According to the City of Chicago's Department of Aviation, at the end of November 2018, O'Hare International saw over 800,000 aircraft operations, and over 76 million passengers. Midway International saw over 240,000 aircraft operations and ov< 20 million passengers as of the end of November 2018.

 

WHEREAS, Air-traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration agents are federal employees tasked with keeping the Nation's air travel safe as a line of defense agains icts of terrorism.

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the Members of the City Council of the City of
Chicago gathered here in assembly this 23rd Day of January, 2019 do hereby call on the United,
tates Senate to pass legislation to fully fund the federal government.                     s\f^\ vVK^Z

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared presented to the both United States Senators frorrit^gJaEeat-St-at^ of Illinois.

WHEREAS, The United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States JustL y^Department, the United States Department of Defense work in concert with various agencie: the State of Illinois, Cook County and the City of Chicago to keep residents of the City of Chicago safe from cyber attacks, domestic and foreign attacks, and other deadly threats.

 

 

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Resolution Demanding the F

ent is Reopened

'or the Safety and1 Well-Being

of the Residents of the City of Chicago

WHEREAS, The City of Chicago is the third largest city in the United States.

WHEREAS, Federal employee and contractsjare residents of the City of Chicago and have a C~m lasting impact on the well-being and economic health of the City. According to World Business Chicago, the Chicagoland area produces an annual regional gross regional product of over $609 billion.

 

WHEREAS, Federal employees are going without paychecks, residents of the City of Chicago S s are going without federal services, and the health, safety and well-being of the residents of the City of Chicago are at imminent risk.

 

/HEREAS, The devastating effects of the federal government will have lasting consequences the working families, employees, and industries across the City of Chicago and suburban 'areas.

 

WHEREAS, The City of Chicago has two international airports, O'Hare International Airport and Midway International Airport. According to the City of Chicago's Department of Aviation, at the end of November 2018, O'Hare International saw over 800,000 aircraft operations, and wer 76 million passengers. Midway International saw over 240,000 aircraft operations and over 2r\million passengers as of the end of November 2018.

WHEREAS, Air-traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration agents are federal employees tasked with keeping the Nation's air travel safe as a line of defense against acts of terrorism.

 

WHEREAS, The United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Justice Department, the United States Department of Defense work in concert with various agencies of \dtne State of Illinois, Cook County and the City of Chicago to keep residents of the City of ^ Chicago safe from cyber attacks, domestic and foreign attacks, and other deadly threats.

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ji^lW    States Senate to pass legislation to fully fund the federal government

^ ^ ^p^. ^ IT FUR+HER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared1; ,:' ^      presented to the both United States Senators from the Great_State of Illinois.

Pat Dowell Alderman, 3rd Ward

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the Members of the City Council of the City of n\ \ v    Chicago gathered here in assembly this 23rd Day of January, 2019 do hereby call on theJUni