Senate Resolution 6

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                      BY  WARNSTADT
  1  3 A Resolution urging the United States Congress to
  1  4    immediately enact legislation assisting states and
  1  5    local governments in improving their first responder
  1  6    networks.
  1  7    WHEREAS, President George W. Bush and congressional
  1  8 leaders are now contemplating that a war with Iraq
  1  9 could begin within weeks and not months; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, a significant threat exists that
  1 11 terrorists may initiate attacks on the United States
  1 12 once the war begins; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, three months ago, President Bush
  1 14 recommended that Congress appropriate $3.5 billion for
  1 15 states and local governments to train and equip local
  1 16 first responders; and
  1 17    WHEREAS, local fire fighters, emergency medical
  1 18 technicians, and other first responders will be the
  1 19 first to deal with the consequences of terrorist
  1 20 attacks on the United States; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, Ellen Gordon, the Director of Iowa's
  1 22 Emergency Management Division of the Department of
  1 23 Public Defense and the head of Iowa's homeland
  1 24 security efforts, has completed the necessary
  1 25 strategic planning to immediately put the proposed
  1 26 federal dollars to use at the state and local level in
  1 27 Iowa; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 28    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa Senate
  1 29 urges Congress to immediately act to strengthen Iowa's
  1 30 homeland security by passing President Bush's request
  2  1 for $3.5 billion to assist states and local
  2  2 governments in improving their first responder
  2  3 networks.
  2  4    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
  2  5 Senate send copies of this resolution to the President
  2  6 of the United States; the President of the United
  2  7 States Senate; the Speaker of the United States House
  2  8 of Representatives; and to members of Iowa's
  2  9 Congressional delegation.
  2 10 LSB 2206SS 80
  2 11 rj/cf/24