PRINTER'S NO. 2811
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
629
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY GOODMAN, BARBIN, BERNSTINE, BIZZARRO, BURNS,
CHARLTON, COX, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DEAN, DERMODY, DiGIROLAMO,
HARPER, HENNESSEY, HILL-EVANS, KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KNOWLES,
LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, MARSHALL, MILLARD, D. MILLER, NEILSON,
PASHINSKI, READSHAW, RYAN, SAMUELSON, SAYLOR, SCHLOSSBERG,
SNYDER, SOLOMON, STAATS, TOOHIL, WATSON AND WARREN,
DECEMBER 12, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
DECEMBER 12, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of December 2017 as "Made in PA Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, From lighters to light bulbs, cowboy boots to
guitars and crayons to shovels, Pennsylvanians may be surprised
by the wide array of products made in this State; and
WHEREAS, More than $70 billion worth of products are made in
this Commonwealth every year by approximately 570,000 of our
residents; and
WHEREAS, Millions more Pennsylvanians transport, store and
sell these products; and
WHEREAS, Buying Pennsylvania-made products is an easy way to
support jobs in this Commonwealth as well as create new jobs;
and
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives encourages
Pennsylvanians to support Pennsylvania companies, and their
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friends, families and neighbors who work for them, by seeking
out and purchasing Pennsylvania-made products when shopping this
holiday season; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of December 2017 as "Made in PA Month" in Pennsylvania and
encourage all residents to remember Pennsylvania-made products
when making holiday purchases.
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