PRINTER'S NO. 3119
No. 563 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY R. TAYLOR, GEORGE, McGEEHAN, M. O'BRIEN, FREEMAN, BELFANTI, BENNINGTON, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BLACKWELL, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, DALEY, DeLUCA, DePASQUALE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EACHUS, D. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARKINS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HORNAMAN, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LEACH, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSHALL, McCALL, MELIO, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, MOYER, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, D. O'BRIEN, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, QUINN, RAMALEY, READSHAW, REICHLEY, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STABACK, STURLA, SURRA, SWANGER, THOMAS, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WANSACZ, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, JANUARY 23, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 23, 2008
A RESOLUTION 1 Recognizing President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his 2 strength, courage and determination through a time of 3 national crisis and war in celebration of the occasion of his 4 birth. 5 WHEREAS, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born January 30, 1882, 6 in Hyde Park, New York; and 7 WHEREAS, In 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected the 8 32nd President of the United States, to the first of four terms, 9 thereby becoming the longest-serving President of the United 10 States; and 11 WHEREAS, President Roosevelt came to the Presidency while the 12 United States was crippled by the Great Depression, relying on a
1 campaign where he mobilized the expanded ranks of the poor as 2 well as organized labor, ethnic minorities and urbanites; and 3 WHEREAS, In March 1933, President Roosevelt was inaugurated 4 when nearly 13 million individuals in the United States were 5 unemployed; and 6 WHEREAS, President Roosevelt assisted the nation in achieving 7 recovery by implementing "The New Deal," which included the 8 Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress 9 Administration, each of which hired hundreds of thousands of 10 unemployed Americans; and 11 WHEREAS, On August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed into 12 law the Social Security Act, which provided a safety net 13 designed to help disabled, retired or unemployed Americans 14 during financial hardships; and 15 WHEREAS, Many of the programs instituted by President 16 Roosevelt continue to operate today as a means to protect the 17 citizens of this great nation; and 18 WHEREAS, President Roosevelt epitomized the ideals of courage 19 and valor of a great leader as the United States stood at the 20 brink of global war; and 21 WHEREAS, President Roosevelt successfully led the United 22 States through the conflict and strife of World War II; and 23 WHEREAS, President Roosevelt devoted much of his time and 24 thought to the fundamental values of peace and the resolution of 25 conflict through nonviolent means, which he demonstrated through 26 his devotion to the founding of the United Nations; and 27 WHEREAS, Now the United States once again stands upon the 28 crest of trying times of war and crisis, wherein we hope the 29 current and future leaders will emulate the same harmonizing 30 characteristics of strength, honor and grace; and 20080H0563R3119 - 2 -
1 WHEREAS, President Roosevelt served his country bravely until 2 his death on April 12, 1945, at the age of 63; therefore be it 3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor President 4 Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his leadership through times of 5 chaos and struggle in celebration of the occasion of his birth. A4L82SFL/20080H0563R3119 - 3 -