Illinois House of Representatives Honors American Heart Association Volunteer CPR Trainers!

Folks at the Statehouse know that by custom the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives rarely presonally acts as the lead sponsor of bills and resolutions. Most of the time the top House leader works in the background, quietly wielding the ultimate power to decide which bills will see the light of day and which will wither on the legislative vine. That's why we were especially pleased to learn that the Illinois House recently adopted a resolution sponsored by the Speaker and co-sponsored by Rep. Tom Cross, the House Republican Leader and Representatives Joann Osmond and Dan Burke who are champions on issues such as AEDs and improving emergency medical response.

House Resolution 908, recognizes the Association and a special group of AHA volunteers who generously gave of their knowledge and time to teach life-saving skills to House staff. Please take a minute to read the resolution. You may even recognize some of the names it mentions.... Here's the link: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=908&GAID=9&GA=95&DocTypeID=HR&LegID=34981&SessionID=51.