PRINTER'S NO. 3482
No. 667 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY LONGIETTI, McCALL, SAINATO, BROOKS, DeWEESE,
HARKINS, HALUSKA, BAKER, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGTON,
BLACKWELL, BOBACK, BRENNAN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER,
CONKLIN, DALEY, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, DERMODY, DONATUCCI,
EACHUS, ELLIS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN,
GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HELM, HERSHEY, HORNAMAN, JAMES, JOSEPHS,
KORTZ, KULA, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN,
McILVAINE SMITH, MELIO, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MOUL, MOYER,
MUNDY, MUSTIO, M. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYNE,
PAYTON, PETRARCA, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, QUINN, RAMALEY,
READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK, RUBLEY, SABATINA, SANTONI,
SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SHIMKUS, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY,
SONNEY, STABACK, SURRA, SWANGER, TANGRETTI, THOMAS,
VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, WALKO, WATERS, WHEATLEY, J. WHITE,
WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, MURT AND D. O'BRIEN,
MARCH 27, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 27, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Saluting the Honorable Catherine Baker Knoll, our Commonwealth's
2 first woman Lieutenant Governor, on the occasion of "Women's
3 History Month," March 2008, for her pioneering and enduring
4 public service.
5 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives recognizes Lieutenant
6 Governor Knoll's distinguished leadership in politics and
7 representative government and her special contributions to the
8 progress of women in our Commonwealth; and
9 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Governor Knoll has galvanized a diverse
10 constituency of Commonwealth citizens and officials in her work
11 as the highest-ranking female executive in Commonwealth history;
1 and
2 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Governor Knoll, who was sworn into office
3 on January 21, 2003, and January 16, 2007, has vowed to make our
4 Commonwealth the "home of high expectations"; and
5 WHEREAS, Having recognized the family as a basic governing
6 unit, Lieutenant Governor Knoll inspires and supports the
7 exemplary citizenship and public service of all Commonwealth
8 residents; and
9 WHEREAS, First elected to Statewide office as State Treasurer
10 in 1988, Lieutenant Governor Knoll was a driving force in
11 increasing efficiency and expanding Commonwealth investments
12 during her eight-year tenure; and
13 WHEREAS, As State Treasurer, Lieutenant Governor Knoll
14 notably created greater opportunities in higher education
15 through the inception of the Tuition Account Program; and
16 WHEREAS, In November 2007 Lieutenant Governor Knoll accepted
17 the Women in Government Presidential Leadership Award on behalf
18 of the National Lieutenant Governors Association; and
19 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Governor Knoll respectfully acknowledges
20 the work of women who have made a difference in the arts,
21 business, education and government; and
22 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Governor Knoll unfailingly applauds the
23 strides of women in history and encourages girls and women in
24 their own pathways; therefore be it
25 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives salute the
26 Honorable Catherine Baker Knoll, our Commonwealth's first woman
27 Lieutenant Governor, on the occasion of "Women's History Month,"
28 March 2008, for her pioneering and enduring public service; and
29 be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
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1 the Honorable Catherine Baker Knoll, 200 Main Capitol Building,
2 Harrisburg PA 17120-0002.
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