06-R
251
2006 -- H 7319
Enacted 05/10/06
H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
URGING CONGRESS TO
INTERVENE IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE
AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Introduced By:
Representative Peter T. Ginaitt
Date Introduced: February
15, 2006
WHEREAS,
An increasing number and variety of relevant specialists are warning that
the
collapse of the national economy could occur if certain stop-gap and long-term
actions are not
adopted
and implemented to forestall the threats to our economy from the problems
associated
with
the automotive and machine tool sectors of our economy. The loss of the
physical
capabilities
of the automotive industry, and especially its tool sector, could mean the end
of
America's
leadership as a world economic power; and
WHEREAS,
It is in the best interests of our national homeland security to have a strong
and
vibrant manufacturing and industrial sectors, capable of producing the
necessary machinery
and
technology to defend the citizens of the United States and protect our
interests abroad, but
sadly
our manufacturing and industrial sectors have been experiencing a dramatic
reduction in
capacity
and production over the last several decades; and
WHEREAS,
Government has an obligation to promote economic activity through the
creation
of new capital investment, which will result in the expansion of employment
opportunities
and help jumpstart long-term capital investment by private investors. As
government
leaders, we must ensure the continued viability of our automotive and machine
tool
industries,
which creates the bedrock of Rhode Island and America's economy. The loss of
these
vital
economic anchors would be a disaster with incalculable chain-reaction
consequences for our
nation
and the world; and
WHEREAS,
One of the key options is federal capital investment in diversification of the
productive
potential of the automotive and machine tool industries into a broader mixture
of
production.
Our nation needs to shift into the domain of essential capital goods and
economic
infrastructure,
such as the repair, expansion, and improvement of our national railway systems,
and
the development of other urgently needed infrastructure projects. The result of
this will be to
save
existing manufacturing jobs and create large new areas of employment in
infrastructure and
manufacturing
for our citizenry in a manner comparable to the best of the New Deal programs
that
rescued the nation and the world from the ravages of the Great Depression; now,
therefore be
it
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and
Providence
Plantations hereby urges Congress to intervene on behalf of national and
related
interests
to ensure that the productive potential of the automobile industry, with its
featured
technology
and machine tool capability, be held together in place; and be it further
RESOLVED,
That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and
Providence
Plantations hereby urges the United States government to intervene to vastly
expand
the
construction and maintenance of infrastructure projects and related industries
in the nation.
The
impact of this intervention on the state of Rhode Island will be to provide
thousands of
productive
jobs, repairing our infrastructure. At least ten million jobs could be created
nationally
in
these endeavors, while at the same time maintaining the auto production of
General Motors
Corporation,
Ford Motor Company and their respective subsidiaries. This initiative will
restore
our
tax base and increase the standard of living, in physical terms of our
citizenry; and be it
further
RESOLVED,
That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to
transmit
duly certified copies of this resolution to the Rhode Island Delegation to the
Congress of
the
United States.
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