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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY LOGAN, RAFFERTY, BAKER, ORIE, ERICKSON, FONTANA, ALLOWAY, LEACH, ROBBINS, WOZNIAK, WAUGH, WASHINGTON AND O'PAKE, FEBRUARY 6, 2009

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, FEBRUARY 6, 2009   

A RESOLUTION

Memorializing the President of the United States and the

Congress of the United States to ensure the incorporation of

Federal and State Buy American and Domestic Content clauses

in any publicly funded economic stimulus programs to maintain

and expand our nation's aging infrastructure, particularly in

Pennsylvania where manufacturing is a key driver to the

Commonwealth's economy.

WHEREAS, The United States is confronted with its most

serious economic downturn in decades, triggering increased

unemployment and accompanying painful economic hardship for

American companies, their workers and families, including

working families in Pennsylvania where the unemployment rate

continues to escalate; and

WHEREAS, Leaders of the National Governors Association (NGA),

the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and

numerous other state and national organizations have called on

the new administration and Congress to take immediate action to

reverse the economic crisis; and

WHEREAS, Congress intends to enact taxpayer-funded economic

recovery legislation for the President's signature as soon as

possible; and

WHEREAS, The economic recovery legislation is expected to

invest billions of taxpayer dollars through state block grants

and other funding mechanisms to initiate significant job

creation through massive public works investments by rebuilding

our nation's aging infrastructure, including roads and

accompanying guardrails, utility poles, rest areas, maintenance

buildings, highway bridges, energy pipelines, rail and air

transportation networks, electrical grid expansion, water and

sewerage improvements, environmentally friendly nonresidential

renovation, and new construction of state-of-the-art schools and

hospitals, as well as other vital infrastructure needs; and

WHEREAS, Modernizing and upgrading Pennsylvania's Statewide

infrastructure will improve the overall quality of life for all

Pennsylvania families, create significant new job opportunities

and economic growth, and help revitalize and promote the

Commonwealth's critically important manufacturing sector; and

WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's vital manufacturing industries are

huge consumers of goods and services, including health care,

education and training, electricity, natural gas and alternative

fuels, as well as being utilizers of advanced technologies to

enhance competitiveness and environmental quality; therefore be

it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of Pennsylvania memorialize the

President of the United States and members of the United States

Senate and the United States House of Representatives to work

cooperatively to ensure that businesses located in the United

States, and domestic employees, be the primary beneficiaries of

economic-relief legislation by incorporating Federal and State

Buy American and Domestic Content requirements in any taxpayer-

funded economic recovery legislation; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to

the Honorable Barack H. Obama, President of the United States;

the presiding officers of each house of Congress; and each

member of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation.