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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING SENATOR GAYLE L. GOLDIN FOR HER SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF

THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Senators Ruggerio, Zurier, and Pearson

     Date Introduced: January 03, 2022

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, In November of 2012, Gayle L. Goldin was elected to the Rhode Island

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State Senate representing District 3 which encompasses neighborhoods in the City of Providence.

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Over the ensuing eight and a half years, she diligently served her constituents and the State of

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Rhode Island with distinction, integrity, and grace; and

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     WHEREAS, A well-respected member of the of the Senate, the Honorable Gayle Goldin

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has served as a member of the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services and a member of

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the Senate Committee on Labor; and

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     WHEREAS, As a strong proponent of family and women's rights, Senator Goldin

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championed the passage of Temporary Caregiver Insurance, was lead sponsor of the

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Reproductive Health Care Act, and advocated for legislation to strengthen sexual harassment

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protections, ensure pay equity, improve access to child care, and ensure that pregnant teenagers

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can consent to their own medical care; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition, Senator Goldin has led efforts to expand the earned income tax

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credit, increase the tipped minimum wage, protect student journalists’ freedom of speech, ban

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high capacity magazines, and create automatic voter and electronic registration; and

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     WHEREAS, Throughout her tenure at the State House, Senator Goldin has been

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recognized and honored for her accomplishments with numerous awards, including a

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Congressional Angels in Adoption Award, the 2014 Bell of Hope Award from the Mental Health

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Association of Rhode Island, 2014 Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN) Legislator

 

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of the Year Award, Capital Caregiver from AARP, and Isabel Ahearn O’Neill Award from the

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YWCA of Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, Gayle Goldin is a graduate of McGill University where she attained her

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Bachelor's degree in English Literature and continued her education, earning a Master’s degree in

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Public Policy from Tufts University. She is the wife of Jeff Levy and the mother of two children

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and has been employed as a campaign advisor to Family Values @ Work; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby thanks the Honorable

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Gayle Goldin for her efforts on behalf of the people of our State and congratulates her on her

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appointment as senior adviser in the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau with the Biden

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administration. We can think of no one who is more deserving, and wish her a productive and

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successful future and the very best health and happiness in all her endeavors; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Gayle L. Goldin.

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