| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 908 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Becky Moeller, who is retiring as President of the |
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| 4 | 4 | | Texas American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial |
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| 5 | 5 | | Organizations after a long and distinguished career in union |
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| 6 | 6 | | leadership; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Becky Moeller became the first woman to hold |
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| 8 | 8 | | statewide elected office in the Texas labor federation in 2003, |
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| 9 | 9 | | when she was elected secretary-treasurer; in that office, she |
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| 10 | 10 | | brought efficiencies and oversight to the budget that kept |
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| 11 | 11 | | programs successful through a time of transition; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, As president, she has effectively overseen the |
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| 13 | 13 | | organization's legislative, political education, and community |
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| 14 | 14 | | service programs for 235,000 members; she was instrumental in the |
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| 15 | 15 | | implementation of a political education program that helped to |
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| 16 | 16 | | produce substantial gains for labor-backed candidates at the |
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| 17 | 17 | | state and national levels; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Highly respected in her field, Becky Moeller has |
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| 19 | 19 | | been a key figure in the Texas labor movement; she is admired for |
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| 20 | 20 | | her absolute dedication to the cause of labor in the state, and |
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| 21 | 21 | | her presence at the federation will be greatly missed; now, |
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| 22 | 22 | | therefore, be it |
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| 23 | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 24 | 24 | | Legislature, hereby commend Becky Moeller for her exceptional |
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| 25 | 25 | | contributions as president of the Texas American Federation of |
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| 26 | 26 | | Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations and extend to her |
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| 27 | 27 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 29 | 29 | | her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Hinojosa |
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| 31 | 31 | | ________________________________ |
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| 32 | 32 | | President of the Senate |
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| 33 | 33 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 34 | 34 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 35 | 35 | | the Senate on May 19, 2015. |
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| 36 | 36 | | ________________________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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