PRINTER'S NO. 2804
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
671
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, MOUL, PAYNE, RAVENSTAHL, WHEELAND,
MILLARD, ROZZI, DONATUCCI, HENNESSEY, STAATS, BIZZARRO,
BAKER, KIRKLAND, COHEN, REGAN, DUSH, SONNEY, KILLION, MATZIE,
CORBIN, THOMAS, COX, SCHLOSSBERG, NEUMAN, DRISCOLL, PICKETT,
CALTAGIRONE, VEREB, BARRAR, IRVIN, O'BRIEN, SCHREIBER,
CAUSER, ROSS, KINSEY, LONGIETTI, SCHWEYER, R. BROWN, JAMES,
WATSON, ELLIS, WARD, REED, KAUFFMAN, FARINA, BENNINGHOFF,
PASHINSKI, MURT, TOEPEL, DiGIROLAMO, OBERLANDER, MENTZER,
JOZWIAK, McNEILL, EVERETT, MARSICO, O'NEILL, D. COSTA,
HEFFLEY, FEE, B. MILLER, GABLER, M. DALEY, HAHN, MAHONEY,
P. DALEY, MAJOR, GOODMAN, SAYLOR, ZIMMERMAN, KIM, GILLEN,
DEASY, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, BOBACK, YOUNGBLOOD AND GROVE,
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Observing February 12, 2016, as the 207th anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United
States.
WHEREAS, President Lincoln became the 16th President of the
United States on March 4, 1861, and served in that role until
his death on April 15, 1865; and
WHEREAS, President Lincoln was born into humble circumstances
on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky;
and
WHEREAS, A strong believer in the values of education and
hard work, President Lincoln, who grew up in Indiana and into
maturity in Illinois, served in the Illinois legislature for
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