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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the 50th anniversary of the |
4 | | founding of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law; |
5 | | and |
6 | | WHEREAS, Sargent Shriver inspired those around him to |
7 | | believe that everyone deserves the right to equal access to |
8 | | justice and opportunity; today, the Shriver Center is one of |
9 | | the nation's leading advocates for the poor, giving a voice to |
10 | | people living in poverty; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, The Shriver Center works to ensure that laws and |
12 | | policies provide low-income people with access to adequate |
13 | | health care, decent housing, a safety net, and opportunities to |
14 | | achieve their full potential; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, The Shriver Center advocates across a range of |
16 | | issues important to people living in poverty, including asset |
17 | | building, budget and tax issues, criminal justice, early |
18 | | childhood, education, healthcare, housing, and issues |
19 | | affecting women and girls; it provides free legal |
20 | | representation and represents clients in state and federal |
21 | | court and before administrative agencies, both in class actions |
22 | | and in individual cases; and
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