AR42: Resolution Text

LRB-4466/1

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Assembly RESOLUTION 42

March 11, 2004 - Introduced by Representative J. Wood. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AR42,1,5 Relating to: urging the members of the U.S. Congress from this state, Wisconsin state legislature, executive branch, judicial system, county governments, city governments, village governments, town governments, University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin technical college system, and public school districts to work on securing more federal funds for the residents of Wisconsin.

AR42,1,7 Whereas, Wisconsin ranks 49th in per capita total federal expenditures per state; and

AR42,1,9 Whereas, Wisconsin receives $1,388 less per person than the 25th highest state; and

AR42,1,11 Whereas, Wisconsin ranks 45th in per capita federal procurement expenditures per state, receiving $512 less per capita than the average state; and

AR42,1,14 Whereas, Wisconsin ranks 48th in all United States department of defense spending, receiving just $298 per capita, compared to the average of $963 per capita; and

AR42,2,2 Whereas, Wisconsin receives 0.64 percent of $166 billion in federal expenditures on defense; and

AR42,2,4 Whereas, Wisconsin receives 0.70 percent of $271 billion in total federal procurement expenditures; and

AR42,2,6 Whereas, Wisconsin workers receive only $1.8 billion of $271 billion for work on federal procurement contracts; and

AR42,2,7 Whereas, Wisconsin ranks 41st in federal medicare dollars per recipient; and

AR42,2,10 Whereas, more federal dollars secured for this state would help ease the tax burden for residents of Wisconsin and would help create jobs and improve Wisconsin's economy; now, therefore, be it

AR42,2,16 Resolved by the assembly, That the members of the assembly of the state of Wisconsin request the members of the United States Congress from this state, Wisconsin state legislature, executive branch, judicial system, county governments, city governments, village governments, town governments, University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin technical college system, and public school districts to work to increase the amount of federal dollars returned to this state; and, be it further

AR42,3,2 Resolved, That the assembly chief clerk shall send a copy of this resolution to the members of the United States Congress from this state, to the members of the Wisconsin state legislature, to the governor and the cabinet secretaries of the executive branch, to the director of state courts for distribution to the judicial system, to the Wisconsin Counties Association for distribution to county governments, to the Wisconsin Alliance of Cities for distribution to city governments, to the League of Wisconsin Municipalities for distribution to village governments, to the Wisconsin Towns Association for distribution to town governments, to the president of the University of Wisconsin System, to the president of the Wisconsin Technical College System, and to the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators for distribution to public school districts.

AR42,3,3 (End)