PRINTER'S NO. 3281
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
726
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BROOKS, BURNS, KIM, BIZZARRO, CIRESI, SCHMITT,
DONATUCCI, PICKETT, KINSEY, MURT, FREEMAN, LONGIETTI,
NEILSON, KORTZ, RYAN, YOUNGBLOOD, MENTZER, READSHAW, SCHLEGEL
CULVER, CONKLIN, SONNEY, MERSKI, MARSHALL, EVERETT, MILLARD,
HILL-EVANS, BERNSTINE, STRUZZI, WHEELAND AND DeLUCA,
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 5, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of October 4 through 10, 2020, as "National
Newspaper Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Our nation's founders recognized, in their vision,
that a democracy depends upon the convictions and actions of an
informed public, and that its citizens must have access to the
most complete and accurate information about their community,
their nation and the world; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is the birthplace of our nation's
independence; and
WHEREAS, The freedom enjoyed by the people of the United
States, supported by the right to free speech and a free press,
is a treasured principle upon which Pennsylvania and America
thrive; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's newspapers have evolved through
the centuries to meet the increasing needs and challenges of a
diverse population to reflect the highest standards of
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