PRINTER'S NO. 3040
No. 545 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY HERSHEY, DENLINGER, SCHRODER, RUBLEY, HENNESSEY,
ADOLPH, ARGALL, BAKER, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BOBACK, BOYD,
BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CIVERA, CLYMER,
CUTLER, DALLY, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, GABIG,
GINGRICH, GODSHALL, HARHART, HICKERNELL, KENNEY, KILLION,
MAHER, MAJOR, MANTZ, MARSICO, MENSCH, MILLARD, MOUL, MOYER,
MUSTIO, D. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN, RAPP,
REICHLEY, ROHRER, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, S. H. SMITH, SONNEY,
STERN, R. STEVENSON, TRUE, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON,
DECEMBER 18, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
DECEMBER 18, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating February 6, 2008, 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, Mr. Reagan served with honor and distinction for two
9 terms as the 40th President of the United States of America, the
10 second of which earned him the confidence of three-fifths of the
11 electorate and won him 49 of the 50 states in the general
12 election, a record that is unsurpassed in the history of
13 American presidential elections; and
1 WHEREAS, In 1981, when Mr. Reagan was inaugurated President,
2 he inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by rampant
3 inflation and high unemployment; and
4 WHEREAS, During Mr. Reagan's presidency, he worked in a
5 bipartisan manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring
6 accountability and common sense to government, which led to
7 unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions of
8 Americans; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Reagan's commitment to an active social policy
10 agenda for the nation's children helped lower crime and drug use
11 in American neighborhoods; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Reagan's commitment to the United States Armed
13 Forces contributed to the restoration of pride in the United
14 States, American values and the values cherished by the free
15 world, and prepared the United States Armed Forces to meet 21st
16 century challenges; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Reagan's vision of "peace through strength" led
18 to the end of the Cold War and the ultimate demise of the Soviet
19 Union, guaranteeing basic human rights for millions of people;
20 and
21 WHEREAS, February 6, 2008, will be the 97th anniversary of
22 Ronald Reagan's birth and the third since his passing; therefore
23 be it
24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
25 February 6, 2008, as "Ronald Reagan Day" in Pennsylvania; and be
26 it further
27 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge all citizens
28 of this Commonwealth to take cognizance of this event and
29 participate fittingly in its observance.
L10L82JS/20070H0545R3040 - 2 -