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1) Re: 2009 Senate Resolution 79  by Admin003 on September 10, 2009 

 

Senator Hunter’s statement is as follows:

Earlier in today’s session, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. 79. This resolution urges the Department of Defense to direct contracts to Michigan companies. Southeast Michigan earned the title “Arsenal of Democracy” in World War II. Despite this legacy, our region’s role in the defense industries has declined a great deal. Nonetheless, Michigan retains a wealth of defense and defense-related expertise that the Department of Defense should utilize in building a 21st Century military.

A recent example of southeast Michigan hosting a defense-related firm is the city of Inkster’s success in having one of its high-tech companies secure a contract for developing a web security system for use by the United States Navy. Such a contract demonstrates the potential for further defense work in a particularly hard hit area in our state. The benefits of such contracts have an impact throughout southeast Michigan and our entire state.

As Michigan seeks to diversify our economy from over-reliance on automobile manufacturing, the knowledge and infrastructure that supported these older industries are still invaluable in building new industries. Michigan remains a powerful asset that can host defense initiatives that seek to harness advanced technology for our nation’s defense.

I want to thank my Senate colleagues for urging the Department of Defense to direct contracts to our great state’s companies.

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2) 2009 Senate Resolution 79  by admin on January 1, 2001 
Introduced in the Senate on September 10, 2009

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