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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. |