85R19594 KSM-D
By: Farrar H.R. No. 1195
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Public-spirited citizens from across the Lone Star
State are gathering in Austin on April 10, 2017, to advocate for
women and their families during Blue Ribbon Lobby Day at the
Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Led by organizers Carol Jablonski, president of
Texas Democratic Women, Tammie Hartgroves, past president of Texas
Democratic Women, and Crystal Perkins, executive director of the
Texas Democratic Party, and joined by concerned women and leaders
from around the state, Blue Ribbon Lobby Day provides an occasion on
which to bring attention to issues important to Texas women,
including public education, health care, and immigration; and
WHEREAS, During this day of action, Democratic women are
meeting with legislators to discuss the need for ensuring that
women have equal opportunities and that their rights are equally
protected in order that Texas' prosperity may continue; and
WHEREAS, Blue Ribbon Lobby Day presents an opportunity to
call attention to the concerns of Texas women and their families and
to work to make a positive difference in the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize April 10, 2017, as Blue Ribbon Lobby
Day at the Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the advocates who
are visiting here today.