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| 7 | 5 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr., former |
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| 9 | 7 | | United States senator and secretary of the Department of the |
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| 10 | 8 | | Treasury, dedicated his life to public service; and |
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| 11 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in Mission, Secretary Bentsen graduated from |
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| 12 | 10 | | The University of Texas School of Law and then served his country as |
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| 13 | 11 | | a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945; a recipient of |
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| 14 | 12 | | the Distinguished Flying Cross, he flew 35 missions over Germany, |
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| 15 | 13 | | Romania, and Italy and was shot down twice; he led 600 Allied troops |
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| 16 | 14 | | and guided the operations of 15 bombers, and he attained the rank of |
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| 17 | 15 | | colonel; and |
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| 18 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Secretary Bentsen returned to his hometown after the |
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| 19 | 17 | | war, serving the Rio Grande Valley as Hidalgo County judge until |
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| 20 | 18 | | 1948, when he was elected to the first of three terms in the |
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| 21 | 19 | | U.S. House of Representatives; he then enjoyed success in the |
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| 22 | 20 | | private sector before winning election to the U.S. Senate in 1970; |
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| 23 | 21 | | following 22 years in that office, he retired from Congress to |
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| 24 | 22 | | accept President Bill Clinton's nomination as the secretary of the |
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| 25 | 23 | | treasury; and |
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| 26 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his long and exceptionally |
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| 27 | 25 | | distinguished career in Congress, Secretary Bentsen played a key |
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| 28 | 26 | | role in the passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, |
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| 29 | 27 | | the creation of Individual Retirement Accounts, and the enactment |
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| 30 | 28 | | of legislation protecting low-income women and children by |
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| 31 | 29 | | providing easier access to health care; his legacy of achievement |
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| 32 | 30 | | earned him numerous accolades, including the Presidential Medal of |
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| 33 | 31 | | Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor; he was recognized by |
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| 34 | 32 | | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston for his |
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| 35 | 33 | | work to support advancements in medical care for stroke victims; |
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| 36 | 34 | | and |
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| 37 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Secretary Bentsen passed away in 2006 at the age of |
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| 38 | 36 | | 85 after having made vital contributions to this state and nation, |
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| 39 | 37 | | and his tireless endeavors in behalf of his fellow Americans |
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| 40 | 38 | | deserve lasting respect and appreciation; naming the Texas |
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| 41 | 39 | | Workforce Commission Building in the Capitol Complex in his honor |
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| 42 | 40 | | would provide a most fitting tribute to his outstanding |
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| 43 | 41 | | accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 45 | 43 | | hereby direct the Texas Facilities Commission to rename the Texas |
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| 46 | 44 | | Workforce Commission Building the Lloyd M. Bentsen State Office |
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| 47 | 45 | | Building; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official |
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| 49 | 47 | | copy of this resolution to the chair and executive director of the |
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| 50 | 48 | | Texas Facilities Commission. |
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