Bill Text: IL HR1334 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates and honors State Rep. Cynthia Soto for her dedicated service as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR1334 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1334-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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13 | a boost in incomes, reduced income inequality, increased | ||||||
14 | consumer spending, economic growth,
and a decreased need for | ||||||
15 | government assistance programs; and
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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
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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
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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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