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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 14, 2015, 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, Laura Allen, president of Texas |
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Democratic Women, and Tammie Hartgroves, past president of Texas |
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Democratic Women, and joined by concerned women and leaders from |
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around the state, Blue Ribbon Lobby Day was created to bring |
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attention to issues important to Texas 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, Democratic women are |
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meeting with legislators to discuss the integral role that women |
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play in the state's economic success and the need for ensuring that |
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women have equal opportunities and that their rights are equally |
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protected in order that Texas' prosperity continue; and |
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WHEREAS, Today is also Equal Pay Day, and women and men across |
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the nation are raising awareness of the wage gap that persists |
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despite passage of the Equal Pay Act 52 years ago; women in Texas, |
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on average, earn 77 percent of what the average Anglo male earns, |
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and the disparity is even greater for many women of color, with |
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African American women earning 59 percent and Latinas 44 percent; |
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Equal Pay Day highlights the need for policies that address the real |
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causes and consequences of wage inequality; and |
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WHEREAS, Blue Ribbon Day presents an opportunity to call |
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attention to the concerns of Texas women and their families and to |
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work to make a positive difference in the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 14, 2015, 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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Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phillips |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Pickett |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schofield |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schubert |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simpson |
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Cyrier |
Laubenberg |
Smithee |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stickland |
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Deshotel |
Márquez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Tinderholt |
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Elkins |
McClendon |
Turner of Collin |
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Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Farney |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Vo |
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Flynn |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Frank |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1782 was adopted by the House on April |
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14, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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