PRINTER'S NO. 2386
No. 185 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY KUKOVICH, OCTOBER 28, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, OCTOBER 28, 1985
A RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing President Reagan to work toward halting nuclear
2 testing and toward a test ban treaty.
3 WHEREAS, The nuclear arms race poses a threat to all of
4 humanity; and
5 WHEREAS, The escalation of the arms race creates a financial
6 burden on the United States taxpayers and on the Pennsylvania
7 economy; and
8 WHEREAS, The November summit meeting in Geneva presents an
9 historic opportunity for progress towards world peace; and
10 WHEREAS, Halting nuclear testing is a crucial step in this
11 process; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives memorialize
13 President Ronald Reagan to use the occasion of the Geneva Summit
14 Meeting to work with Secretary Gorbachev of the U.S.S.R. toward
15 an immediate halt on nuclear testing, leading to further
16 negotiations for a comprehensive test ban treaty; and be it
17 further
1 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
2 the President of the United States, to the presiding officers of
3 each house of Congress and to each member of Congress from
4 Pennsylvania.
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