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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Associated Plumbing-Heating-Cooling |
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Contractors of Texas are among those observing National Plumbers |
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Day on April 25, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 1880s, the market for indoor plumbing |
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grew significantly in the United States and numerous people sought |
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employment in the trade; true craftsmen sought to distinguish |
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themselves from inexperienced workers by forming the National |
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Association of Master Plumbers in 1883; the organization is today |
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known as the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors National |
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Association, and the PHCC Texas is our state's chapter affiliate; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Professional plumbers play a vital role in |
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protecting the health, safety, and comfort of the public; over the |
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centuries, innovations in plumbing have dramatically improved |
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sanitation and reduced the incidence of disease, and plumbers |
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continue to develop new technologies to maintain and enhance the |
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essential infrastructure of our country; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to expertise and accreditation, |
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plumbing frequently involves physically demanding labor; most |
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people take plumbing for granted, which is a testament to the skill |
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of America's plumbers, from the industrial hydraulic engineer to |
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the residential tradesman; the majority of plumbing contractors are |
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small business owners who help create numerous jobs in their |
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communities; and |
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WHEREAS, Plumbers perform vitally important work, and it is |
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indeed fitting to recognize their contributions to our quality of |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby join in recognizing April 25, 2011, as National |
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Plumbers Day and commend the members of the Associated |
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Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Texas for their service. |