PRINTER'S NO. 7
No. 18 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY METCALFE, ADOLPH, ARGALL, BAKER, BARRAR, BEAR, BEYER, BOBACK, BOYD, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CIVERA, CLYMER, COHEN, COX, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, GABIG, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GRUCELA, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KENNEY, KILLION, KOTIK, MAHER, MAJOR, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, McILHATTAN, MICOZZIE, MOYER, MUSTIO, PAYNE, PEIFER, PERZEL, PHILLIPS, PYLE, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, ROHRER, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, S. H. SMITH, SONNEY, STERN, R. STEVENSON, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, DALLY, GRELL, WATSON, REICHLEY, GOODMAN, PICKETT, GILLESPIE, BASTIAN AND VEREB, JANUARY 29, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 29, 2007
A RESOLUTION 1 Recognizing February 6, 2007, 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, having been employed as an 6 entertainer, union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of 7 California and President of the United States; and 8 WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction for 9 two terms as the 40th President of the United States; and 10 WHEREAS, President Reagan earned the confidence of three- 11 fifths of the electorate in his 1984 reelection and was 12 victorious in 49 of the 50 states, a record unsurpassed in the
1 history of American presidential elections; and 2 WHEREAS, At his first inaugural in 1981, Ronald Reagan 3 inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by rampant inflation 4 and high unemployment; and 5 WHEREAS, President Reagan worked in a bipartisan manner to 6 enact his bold agenda of restoring accountability and common 7 sense to government, leading to an unprecedented economic 8 expansion and opportunity for millions of Americans; and 9 WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to an active social 10 policy agenda for the nation's children helped lower crime and 11 drug use in our neighborhoods; and 12 WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to our armed forces 13 contributed to the restoration of pride in America, her values 14 and those cherished by the free world and prepared the United 15 States Armed Forces to meet the challenges of the 21st century; 16 and 17 WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through 18 strength" led to the end of the Cold War and the ultimate demise 19 of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human rights for 20 millions of people; and 21 WHEREAS, February 6, 2007, is the 96th anniversary of Ronald 22 Reagan's birth and the third birthday anniversary since his 23 passing; therefore be it 24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize 25 February 6, 2007, as "Ronald Reagan Day" in Pennsylvania. A12L82JAM/20070H0018R0007 - 2 -