Full Text of HR1334 100th 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 Cynthia Soto, on her 17 years as a member | 5 | | of the
Illinois General Assembly and thank her for her | 6 | | dedicated service to our State and her
community; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Soto grew up in Chicago's West Town | 8 | | neighborhood, where she raised her three daughters with her | 9 | | husband, David, and is now a grandmother of four; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Soto began her career in public service as a | 11 | | clerk in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office soon after | 12 | | graduating from Harper
College; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, During her time in office, Rep. Soto worked to | 14 | | expand access to health
care for children by supporting the | 15 | | creation of the All Kids insurance program which provides
| 16 | | working families with comprehensive, affordable, health | 17 | | insurance for their children, regardless
of a child's | 18 | | immigration status or health condition; to date, there are over | 19 | | 1.6 million Illinois
children enrolled in All Kids, providing | 20 | | hardworking families who cannot afford private health
| 21 | | insurance access to the care their children need; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, As a member of the Illinois Legislative Latino | 2 | | Caucus and a past co-chair,
Rep. Soto championed efforts to | 3 | | lift up and protect Illinois' vibrant immigrant
communities by | 4 | | supporting the Illinois DREAM Act, which ensured that the sons | 5 | | and daughters
of immigrants would be able to go college in this | 6 | | State, and the Illinois TRUST Act, which
prohibited immigration | 7 | | officials from entering public schools, hospitals, churches, | 8 | | and other
places where all Illinois residents should feel safe; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Multiple times while in office, Rep. Soto worked | 11 | | to ensure every Illinois resident was paid a living wage
by | 12 | | supporting legislation to raise the minimum wage, which led to
| 13 | | a boost in incomes, reduced income inequality, increased | 14 | | consumer spending, economic growth,
and a decreased need for | 15 | | government assistance programs; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, All who had the honor to serve with Rep. Soto will | 17 | | miss her kindness,
sincerity, unwavering commitment to her | 18 | | family, and most notably her ability to lift your
mood with a | 19 | | simple and joyful greeting of "Hola amigo!"; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 | | congratulate and honor State
Representative Cynthia Soto for | 23 | | her dedicated service as a member of the Illinois House of
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| 1 | | Representatives; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Rep. Soto as an
expression of our respect, esteem, | 4 | | and best wishes in her future endeavors.
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