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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Public-spirited citizens from across the Lone Star |
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State are gathering in Austin on April 9, 2013, to advocate for |
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women and their families during Blue Ribbon Lobby Day at the |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Led by organizers Diane Mosier, president of River |
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Oaks Area Democratic Women, and Lize Burr, president of Capitol |
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Area Democratic Women, and joined by concerned women and leaders |
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from around the state, Blue Ribbon Lobby Day was created to bring |
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attention to issues important to Texan women, including public |
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education, health care, and economic well-being; and |
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WHEREAS, During this day of action, progressive and |
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Democratic women are meeting with state legislators to discuss the |
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message that women are integral to the economic success of this |
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state, and that the state's continued prosperity depends on |
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ensuring that women have equal opportunities and that their rights |
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are equally protected; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who attend the day's events are wearing blue |
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to signify their support of the cause and to raise awareness of a |
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number of disheartening statistics, including that Texas has the |
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highest percentage of uninsured women in the country and that more |
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than a fourth, or 1.7 million, Texas children live in poverty; and |
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WHEREAS, Blue Ribbon Lobby Day is helping to raise the voices |
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and call attention to the concerns of women and their families, and |
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the event stands as a testament to the positive difference that |
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engaged Texas women can make; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 9, 2013, as Blue Ribbon Lobby |
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Day at the Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the advocates who |
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are visiting here today. |
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Menendez |
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Allen |
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Herrero |
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Davis of Dallas |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1310 was adopted by the House on April |
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9, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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