45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2002

REQUESTING NEW MEXICO'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO URGE THE UNITED STATES SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT BUSH'S ECONOMIC SECURITY PACKAGE.

WHEREAS, President George W. Bush has proposed a bipartisan economic security package to protect jobs; and

WHEREAS, President Bush's plan reduces taxes for low- and moderate-income households, ensuring that the most vulnerable workers will have more money in their pockets; and

WHEREAS, President Bush's plan promotes new job creation; and

WHEREAS, President Bush's plan provides three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000) in special national emergency grants to help displaced workers maintain health coverage, supplement their incomes and receive job training; and

WHEREAS, President Bush's plan makes eleven billion dollars ($11,000,000,000) available to states to help low- and moderate-income workers obtain health insurance; and

WHEREAS, President Bush's plan encourages displaced workers to take advantage of more than six billion dollars ($6,000,000,000) in existing federal job search, training and placement programs; and

WHEREAS, President Bush's plan encourages businesses to invest in new equipment and resources, allowing them to make purchases they might not otherwise have been able to afford; and

WHEREAS, President Bush's plan gives consumers more to spend and invest and gives businesses and entrepreneurs more resources to help them retain or create more jobs; and

WHEREAS, President Bush's plan reduces taxes for low- and moderate-income households beyond relief already approved by congress, ensuring that the most vulnerable workers will have more money in their pockets; and

WHEREAS, the economic security package has passed the United States house of representatives twice and has bipartisan majority support in the United States senate;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico congressional delegation be asked to urge the United States senate majority leader to allow President Bush's economic security package to receive a vote; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to members of the New Mexico congressional delegation.