PRINTER'S NO. 3259
No. 550 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY METCALFE, BARRAR, COLEMAN, ARMSTRONG, ROHRER,
ARGALL, BAKER, BALDWIN, BEBKO-JONES, BENNINGHOFF, CAPPELLI,
CLYMER, CREIGHTON, DAILEY, DALEY, DALLY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO,
EGOLF, D. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER,
GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HARRIS,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, HICKERNELL, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, KILLION,
LEWIS, MAITLAND, MAJOR, McGILL, NAILOR, PALLONE, PAYNE,
PERZEL, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, READSHAW, REED, ROBERTS, ROSS,
SATHER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, S. H. SMITH, R. STEVENSON,
T. STEVENSON, TIGUE, TURZAI, VANCE, WATSON, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD,
BASTIAN, B. SMITH, HARHART, BOYD, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH AND
ALLEN, FEBRUARY 3, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 3, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing February 6, 2004, as "Ronald Reagan Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble
4 background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and
5 advancing the public good as an entertainer, union leader,
6 corporate spokesman, Governor of California and President of the
7 United States; and
8 WHEREAS, President Reagan served with honor and distinction
9 for two terms as the 40th President of the United States of
10 America; and
11 WHEREAS, In the 1984 presidential election, Ronald Reagan
12 earned the confidence of three-fifths of the electorate and was
1 victorious in 49 of the 50 states in the general election, a
2 record unsurpassed in the history of American presidential
3 elections; and
4 WHEREAS, In 1981, at the time of his first inaugural,
5 President Reagan inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by
6 rampant inflation and high unemployment; and
7 WHEREAS, President Reagan worked in a bipartisan manner to
8 enact his bold agenda of restoring accountability and common
9 sense to the Federal Government, which led to unprecedented
10 economic expansion and opportunity for millions of Americans;
11 and
12 WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to an active social
13 policy agenda for the nation's children helped lower crime and
14 drug use in our neighborhoods; and
15 WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to this nation's Armed
16 Forces contributed to the restoration of pride in America, her
17 values and those cherished by the free world and prepared the
18 United States Armed Forces to meet 21st century challenges; and
19 WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through
20 strength" led to the end of the Cold War and the ultimate demise
21 of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human rights for
22 millions of people; and
23 WHEREAS, On February 6, 2004, Ronald Reagan reaches 93 years
24 of age; therefore be it
25 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize
26 February 6, 2004, as "Ronald Reagan Day" in Pennsylvania.
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