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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that the Women in
3 Government/Legislative Business Roundtable is celebrating its
4 tenth anniversary this year; and
5 WHEREAS, It was founded in 1989 and is an exemplary
6 educational coalition of women in State, national, and
7 international government and representatives of the business
8 community; and
9 WHEREAS, This group of women identifies issues and
10 gathers in small groups to promote dialogue and to open
11 communication between business and government; and
12 WHEREAS, From 1994 through 1997, they held a series of
13 roundtables that focused on health reform and underrecognized
14 diseases suffered by women and, as a result, bills were
15 introduced in nineteen states regarding women's health
16 issues, with eight states enacting legislation; and
17 WHEREAS, Joy Newton, the Founder and Executive Director
18 of Women in Government/Legislative Business Roundtable, is to
19 be commended for her dedicated commitment and
20 accomplishments; and
21 WHEREAS, The Tenth Anniversary of Women in
22 Government/Legislative Business Roundtable will be celebrated
23 on December 9, 1999 in Scottsdale, Arizona; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we congratulate the Women in Government/Legislative Business
27 Roundtable on this auspicious occasion and honor Joy Newton,
28 Executive Director, for her dedication and hard work; and be
29 it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to Executive Director Joy Newton as a token of our
2 respect and admiration.