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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, During the fight to contain the spread of COVID-19, |
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frontline workers, including men and women in the fields of health |
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care, food service, child care, and transportation, have provided |
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vital services to their fellow Americans; and |
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WHEREAS, In continuing to work in frontline and public-facing |
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roles, these individuals have helped protect the health and safety |
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of their communities while minimizing disruptions to our daily |
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lives; their numbers include physicians, nurses, home care and |
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domestic workers, and other medical professionals, who have put |
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themselves in harm's way to ensure that all patients receive timely |
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medical care; and |
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WHEREAS, Essential workers such as emergency medical |
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personnel, emergency dispatchers, law enforcement officers, |
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firefighters, security guards, and corrections officers have |
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continued to fulfill their duties while adapting to the significant |
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challenges posed by COVID-19; in so doing, they have saved lives, |
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aided the sick and injured, and upheld law and order in the midst of |
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a public health crisis; and |
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WHEREAS, The efforts of farmers and farm workers, food |
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processing workers, food service workers, and grocery employees |
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have helped keep the threat of food shortages at bay, while truck |
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drivers, pilots, and distribution center workers have ensured the |
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uninterrupted movement of our nation's supply chains; also |
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deserving of recognition are the employees of the United States |
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Postal Service and other postal carriers that have facilitated the |
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delivery of mail and critical goods, including prescription |
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medications, as well as the communications workers who have kept |
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households connected through phone, cable, and Internet, when these |
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services are needed more than ever; and |
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WHEREAS, Local, state, and federal employees have upheld key |
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government functions and services, many of which have risen in |
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demand due to the impact of COVID-19; across the country, other |
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essential workers include teachers and child-care workers, |
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construction and utility workers, laborers, sanitation and |
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cleaning personnel, and employees in the travel and transportation |
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sectors, all of whom make contributions that are indispensable to |
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the day-to-day functioning of our economy and society; and |
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WHEREAS, The COVID-19 pandemic, through the myriad |
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challenges that it has imposed on us, has shined a light on those in |
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our workforce whose efforts might have otherwise gone unheralded, |
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and these many individuals are deserving of their fellow citizens' |
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deepest and most heartfelt appreciation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the frontline workers of the United |
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States for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic and extend to |
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them sincere best wishes for their health and safety. |