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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate our friend and
4colleague, Illinois Representative Patti Bellock, on the
5occasion of receiving the distinguished 2012 Legislator of the
6Year Award from the American Legislative Exchange Council
7(ALEC); and
 
8    WHEREAS, The American Legislative Exchange Council bestows
9its Legislator of the Year Award to legislators who demonstrate
10outstanding leadership and commitment to the Jeffersonian
11principles of free markets, limited government, and
12federalism; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Representative Bellock was nominated by her peers
14in recognition of her outstanding, bipartisan work to reform
15Medicaid in the State of Illinois; to achieve this goal,
16Representative Bellock spent thousands of hours in meetings
17crafting Medicaid reforms that protected the most vulnerable
18while helping to put the State's Medicaid system back on a path
19toward financial stability; her efforts resulted in the passage
20of the largest-ever Medicaid reform legislation in Illinois
21history; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Representative Bellock serves as a model of

 

 

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1leadership, integrity, and dedication to American values for
2the legislators and citizens of this State and the nation at
3large; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we congratulate our friend and colleague, Illinois
7Representative Patti Bellock, on the occasion of receiving the
8distinguished 2012 Legislator of the Year Award from ALEC and
9thank her for her work to reform Medicaid in this State; and be
10it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Representative Patti Bellock as a symbol of our
13esteem and respect.