Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	87R23749 BK-D
2	2	By: González of Dallas H.R. No. 1029
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of
7	7	the United States House of Representatives, was elected to a fourth
8	8	term in that office in January 2021; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Speaker Pelosi's career as a member of congress
10	10	began in 1987, and she has long been one of the most powerful and
11	11	influential figures on Capitol Hill; in 2002, she was elected as
12	12	house minority leader by her Democratic colleagues, becoming the
13	13	first woman in history to hold that title; after rising to the
14	14	position of speaker in 2007, she presided over the house during the
15	15	highly productive 111th Congress from 2009 to 2011, working with
16	16	President Barack Obama to secure passage of the American Recovery
17	17	and Reinvestment Act and the landmark Affordable Care Act; she also
18	18	rallied support for Wall Street reforms, consumer protection
19	19	legislation, and anti-discrimination laws, such as the Lily
20	20	Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, as well as the repeal of the U.S. military's
21	21	"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Throughout her time in office, Speaker Pelosi has
23	23	been a leading advocate on environmental issues; in 1989, she
24	24	introduced a provision known as the Pelosi Amendment to the
25	25	International Development and Finance Act, requiring greater
26	26	scrutiny of the environmental impacts of proposed development; as
27	27	speaker, she worked to enact comprehensive energy legislation in
28	28	2007 that raised vehicle fuel efficiency standards, and under her
29	29	leadership, the house continued its efforts to combat climate
30	30	change by passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act of
31	31	2009; demonstrating her strength as a negotiator, she later helped
32	32	secure renewable energy tax credits as part of the fiscal year 2016
33	33	spending bill; and
34	34	WHEREAS, In her efforts to promote accountability and
35	35	transparency in government, Speaker Pelosi has led the house in
36	36	passing robust ethics reforms; other prominent bills signed into
37	37	law during her speakership have ushered in a minimum wage increase,
38	38	a significant expansion in college aid funding, and improved
39	39	veterans' services; and
40	40	WHEREAS, While holding the post of house minority leader from
41	41	2011 to 2019, this determined legislator helped attain funding to
42	42	fight the opioid epidemic, to advance medical research, and to
43	43	provide child care assistance to low-income families, among other
44	44	accomplishments; moreover, she united house Democrats in opposing
45	45	attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and championed a
46	46	bipartisan agreement to strengthen Medicare; and
47	47	WHEREAS, Speaker Pelosi again made history in 2019 when she
48	48	became the first member of congress to regain the speaker's gavel in
49	49	more than 60 years; through her widely publicized work as a
50	50	congressional leader, she has helped break down barriers at the
51	51	highest levels of public service and has served as a role model for
52	52	other women seeking elected office; in recognition of her immense
53	53	influence in politics and society, she was inducted into the
54	54	National Women's Hall of Fame in 2013; and
55	55	WHEREAS, Nancy Pelosi has played an instrumental role in
56	56	American government during a pivotal era in our nation's history,
57	57	and her leadership will be integral to the important work carried
58	58	out by the United States Congress in the years ahead; now,
59	59	therefore, be it
60	60	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
61	61	Legislature hereby congratulate Nancy Pelosi on her election to a
62	62	fourth term as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and
63	63	extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
64	64	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
65	65	prepared for Speaker Pelosi as an expression of high regard by the
66	66	Texas House of Representatives.