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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY DELUHERY, TINSMAN, RIFE, DRAKE, and RITTMER
1 3 A Senate Resolution supporting the placement of
1 4 additional federal production work at, and
1 5 continued utilization of, the Rock Island Arsenal.
1 6 WHEREAS, the facilities of the Rock Island Arsenal
1 7 employ several thousand people; reflect a greatly
1 8 enhanced physical plant, machine tool inventory, and
1 9 data processing capabilities; and comprise one of the
1 10 largest weapons manufacturing arsenals in the world;
1 11 and
1 12 WHEREAS, the Rock Island Arsenal has proven capable
1 13 of producing many weapons systems at a lower cost than
1 14 producers of such systems in the private sector; and
1 15 WHEREAS, the Defense Megacenter-Rock Island,
1 16 located at the Rock Island Arsenal, has the
1 17 significant ability to furnish a full range of
1 18 automation services, including business, tactical, and
1 19 logistical systems support; and
1 20 WHEREAS, the communities in the states of Illinois
1 21 and Iowa which are located in the vicinity of the Rock
1 22 Island Arsenal recognize and appreciate the
1 23 contribution which the Rock Island Arsenal makes to
1 24 the economic vitality and stability of the region; NOW
1 25 THEREFORE,
1 26 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the United
1 27 States Department of Defense, the United States Army,
1 28 and the United States Congress are urged to continue
1 29 to place production work at the Rock Island Arsenal,
1 30 and to consider increased utilization of the Arsenal's
2 1 facilities, so that the capabilities of the Rock
2 2 Island Arsenal, and economic vitality of the
2 3 surrounding region, may be utilized to the fullest
2 4 extent possible.
2 5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this
2 6 Resolution be sent to the President of the United
2 7 States, the United States Secretary of Defense, the
2 8 Secretary of the Army, the Commander of Headquarters
2 9 of the Army Materiel Command, the President, Majority
2 10 Leader, and Minority Leader of the United States
2 11 Senate, the Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority
2 12 Leader of the United States House of Representatives,
2 13 and to members of the Illinois and Iowa congressional
2 14 delegations.
2 15 LSB 2754XS 78
2 16 rn/sc/14
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