HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

30

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO GIVE FIRST PRIORITY TO SUPPORTING AND PASSING THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.

 

 

WHEREAS, the security of our nation and people is the first and foremost obligation of our United States federal government; and

WHEREAS, the men and women of our United States armed forces now serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, national Guard and Reserves have shown great courage and self-sacrifice and deserve to be equipped with the best weapons and resources to protect our nation; and

WHEREAS, in past years, politicians have delayed passing the defense appropriations bill until late in the budget year so that the defense appropriations bill was misused as a dumping ground for pork barrel spending and as a political hostage to pork barrel spending in other appropriations bills; and

WHEREAS, in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on America, President Bush asked that the Congress of the United States pass the Defense Appropriations bill before passing other spending bills; and

WHEREAS, Congress acted responsibly in the Spring of 2002 when it passed the Defense Appropriations bill first, thereby protecting the men and women in our armed forces from becoming pawns for politicians' spending maneuvers; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, the Senate concurring, that the legislature commends Congress for making our nation's defense its first priority in 2002, and requests that our Congressional delegation continue this important tradition by passing and enacting the Defense Appropriations legislation before all other spending bills in 2004 and in future years; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to each member of Hawaii's Congressional delegation.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Support and first passage of defense appropriations bill