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1	1	H.C.R. No. 168
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4	4	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, George W. Bush was the first Texas governor to
6	6	become president of the United States, and as he takes up residence
7	7	once again in the Lone Star State, it is indeed a pleasure to
8	8	welcome him home; and
9	9	WHEREAS, The eldest child of former president George Herbert
10	10	Walker Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush, George W. Bush was
11	11	born in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 6, 1946; he grew up in
12	12	Midland and Houston and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in
13	13	history from Yale University and a master of business
14	14	administration degree from the Harvard School of Business; after
15	15	returning to Midland to enter the energy industry, he met Laura
16	16	Welch, who became his wife on November 5, 1977; three years later,
17	17	the couple were blessed with twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara; and
18	18	WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan continued his career in energy
19	19	until his father's successful 1988 presidential campaign, on which
20	20	he served as a senior advisor, and he later assembled a group of
21	21	investors to purchase the Texas Rangers baseball franchise; in
22	22	1994, he began his own career in public service with his election as
23	23	governor; during his six years in office, he fostered an atmosphere
24	24	of bipartisanship and gained a reputation as a compassionate
25	25	conservative who based public policy on a philosophy of limited
26	26	government, personal responsibility, local control, and strong
27	27	families; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Having earned nationwide attention, the popular
29	29	governor of Texas was urged to run for higher office, and on January
30	30	20, 2001, he became the 43rd president of the United States, making
31	31	history as the first son of a former president to win the White
32	32	House since John Quincy Adams; President Bush was tested less than
33	33	nine months after his inauguration by the terrible events of
34	34	September 11, 2001, and the swiftness and determination of his
35	35	response would define his presidency; and
36	36	WHEREAS, In his address to the nation that night, President
37	37	Bush condemned the acts of terror and uplifted the American people
38	38	with assurances of safety and justice; he subsequently proclaimed
39	39	September 14, 2001, as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, and
40	40	on that day he stood amid rescue workers in the rubble of the World
41	41	Trade Center and again offered words of comfort to the grieving
42	42	nation; and
43	43	WHEREAS, Throughout the remainder of his first term and
44	44	continuing through his second, President Bush made national
45	45	security his highest priority; he created the Department of
46	46	Homeland Security and transformed the military, the intelligence
47	47	community, and the FBI; and
48	48	WHEREAS, The Bush administration met numerous foreign policy
49	49	challenges, while also making constructive progress in relations
50	50	with India and sustaining a solid relationship with China;
51	51	President Bush persuaded Libya to abandon its advanced missile
52	52	programs, leading to normalized relations; in Africa, he vastly
53	53	increased development assistance, and he has won high praise for
54	54	his support of global initiatives to combat AIDS, malaria, and
55	55	tuberculosis; and
56	56	WHEREAS, By pushing through a prescription drug benefit,
57	57	President Bush helped millions of older Americans, and today more
58	58	than 25 million people are enrolled in Medicare drug plans
59	59	administered by private insurers; in addition, he expanded access
60	60	to health care by doubling direct federal financing for community
61	61	health centers; he also worked with Congress to enact the No Child
62	62	Left Behind Act, an ambitious template for educational reform; and
63	63	WHEREAS, For the past eight years, President George W. Bush
64	64	lived each day with the safety and prosperity of his fellow citizens
65	65	foremost in his mind; he took a principled stance on a wide range of
66	66	issues of great importance to every American, and his tireless
67	67	efforts will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
68	68	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
69	69	hereby welcome former president George W. Bush back to the Lone Star
70	70	State and extend to him sincere appreciation for his service to our
71	71	state and nation; and, be it further
72	72	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
73	73	prepared for former president Bush as an expression of high regard
74	74	by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
75	75	Anderson Miller of Erath Anderson Miller of Erath
76	76	Anderson Miller of Erath
77	77	Button Branch Button Branch
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79	79	Hartnett Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Brown of Kaufman
80	80	Hartnett Brown of Kaufman
81	81	Chisum Christian Chisum Christian
82	82	Chisum Christian
83	83	Driver Fletcher Driver Fletcher
84	84	Driver Fletcher
85	85	Harper-Brown Keffer Harper-Brown Keffer
86	86	Harper-Brown Keffer
87	87	Kleinschmidt Legler Kleinschmidt Legler
88	88	Kleinschmidt Legler
89	89	Miller of Comal Miller of Comal
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91	91	______________________________ ______________________________
92	92	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
93	93	I certify that H.C.R. No. 168 was adopted by the House on May
94	94	19, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 1, 4 present, not
95	95	voting.
96	96	______________________________
97	97	Chief Clerk of the House
98	98	I certify that H.C.R. No. 168 was adopted by the Senate on May
99	99	21, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
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101	101	Secretary of the Senate
102	102	APPROVED: __________________
103	103	Date
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105	105	Governor
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107	107	Anderson Miller of Erath
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111	111	Hartnett Brown of Kaufman
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113	113	Chisum Christian
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115	115	Driver Fletcher
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117	117	Harper-Brown Keffer
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119	119	Kleinschmidt Legler
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121	121	Miller of Comal