Bill Text: IL HR1398 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Rep. Maria Berrios on her career in the Illinois House of Representatives.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-03 - Resolution Adopted [HR1398 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1398-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 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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