Full Text of HR1398 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague, | 4 | | State Representative Maria Antonia "Toni" Berrios, on her 12 | 5 | | years as a member of the Illinois General Assembly and to thank | 6 | | her for her dedicated service to her State and her community; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berrios was born and raised on the northwest | 9 | | side of Chicago; she attended Notre Dame High School for Girls | 10 | | and Northeastern Illinois University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berrios was first elected to the Illinois | 12 | | House of Representatives in 2002, becoming the first Puerto | 13 | | Rican-American woman elected to serve in the Illinois House of | 14 | | Representatives; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berrios has been a strong advocate for some | 16 | | of the most vital issues facing Illinois families, including | 17 | | working to raise the minimum wage, ensuring equal pay for | 18 | | women, and securing marriage equality; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berrios is an active member of her community; | 20 | | she holds an annual Back to School Fair to help provide needed | 21 | | resources for area families, an event that has offered |
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| 1 | | less-fortunate families the opportunity to receive school | 2 | | supplies, immunizations, and other services; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berrios was the first woman elected as | 4 | | Co-chair of the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus, serving as | 5 | | a staunch advocate on Latino issues; she fought to provide more | 6 | | scholarship opportunities for Latino children to attend | 7 | | college; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Berrios has championed the cause of consumer | 9 | | protection; she served as Chair of the Financial Institutions | 10 | | Committee and worked hard to provide stronger safeguards for | 11 | | residents against fraud; she promoted programs to help | 12 | | struggling homeowners and renters, and she consistently helped | 13 | | make the voices of the less-fortunate heard; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, All who have served with Rep. Berrios will miss | 15 | | her warm smile and diligence on behalf of her district's | 16 | | residents and to the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate and thank State Representative Maria Antonia | 20 | | "Toni" Berrios for her years of dedicated service; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Rep. Berrios as an expression of our respect, | 3 | | esteem, and best wishes.
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