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,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjba,ms4   
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,und]wood7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ,labor1 & 9 addition to !  
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to 
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,honor+ ! #ej?   
anniv]s>y ( ,alligator ,records4  ,:]eas
 ,*icago blues music has its roots deep 
9 ! ,mississippi ,delta & 0 c>ri$ nor? 9
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millions ( ,african ,am]icans :o migrat$
 to nor!rn indu/rial cities 9 se>* (    
good jobs & to escape f ,jim ,cr[       
racism2 ,:]eas ,*icago's blues community

 nurtur$ ?\s&s ( musicians & doz5s (    
record labels1 & ! city became ! _w     
capital ( blues & ev5tually gave bir? to
 ,alligator ,records & ! ri*1 s\lful    
,*icago blues h]itage & culture t we "k 
& love today2 ,:]eas ) no?+ b 8 love ( !
 blues & entrepr5eurial _s1 ,bruce      
,iglau] f\nd$ ,alligator ,records 9     
#aiga at ! age ( #bc1 us+ all 8 sav+s to
 record 8 favorite ,*icago blues b&1    
,h\nd ,dog ,taylor & ! ,house,rockers1  
al?\gh ! b& _h no national pres5ce1 no  
book+ ag5t1 no manag]1 no publici/1 &   
play$ almo/ entirely 9 t9y neighborhood 
clubs on ! ,s\? & ,we/ ,sides ( ,*icago2
 ,:]eas beg9n+ ) ?is "o album1 ,iglau]  
built a blues record label t is n[      
celebrat+ its #ej? bir?day2 ,:]eas      
today1 ,alligator ,records is ! l>ge/   
indep5d5t blues label 9 ! _w1 ) ov] #cej
 albums & an arti/ ro/] t ranges 9 age f
 #bb to #gh1 & has won ?ree ,grammy     
,aw>ds & an a/oni%+ #dh nom9ations1 z   
well z ov] #aej ,blues ,music ,aw>ds &  
ov] #aae ,liv+ ,blues ,aw>ds2 & ,:]eas  

,alligator ,records has be5 a driv+ =ce 
9 support ( ,*icago blues & blues music 
worldwide1 & a gl[+ example ( our       
c\ntry's ri* tradition ( musical &      
entrepr5eurial _s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 honors  
,alligator ,records on #ej ye>s (       
bus9ess & celebrates ! ,am]ican cultural
 legacy ( ,*icago blues music2  7#b7    
enc\rages ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to  
take all necess>y /eps to pres]ve &     
advance ! art =m ( ,*icago blues music2 
7#c7 recommits itself to ensur+ t       
record+ labels l ,alligator ,records &  
_! arti/s receive fair protection "u !  
copyright laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = _!   
contributions to culture 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 &  7#d7 reaffirms ! /atus (     
,*icago blues z a unique national       
treasure4