Bill Title: To urge the President of the United States to reopen
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-20 - To State and Local Government
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As Introduced | 130th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2013-2014 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Adams, J., Adams, R., Brenner, Derickson, Milkovich, Retherford, Wachtmann
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To urge the President of the United States to reopen | 1 |
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the White House for public tours by the weekend of | 2 |
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING): | WHEREAS, The White House serves not only as the residence for | 4 |
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the first family, but also as a focus of American democracy; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, The White House is traditionally open to the public | 6 |
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for tours; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Staffing reductions as a result of sequestration | 8 |
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have led to the cancellation of all tours of the White House | 9 |
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indefinitely; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Many school-age children and families traditionally | 11 |
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visit Washington, D.C., during the Easter holiday; now therefore | 12 |
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be it | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That the President of the United States is urged to | 14 |
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order that the White House be reopened for tours by March 30, | 15 |
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2013; and be it further | 16 |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives | 17 |
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transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the | 18 |
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President of the United States, the President Pro Tempore and | 19 |
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Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of | 20 |
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the United States House of Representatives, each member of the | 21 |
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Ohio Congressional delegation, and the news media of Ohio. | 22 |
