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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man or humble | ||||||
| 3 | background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and | ||||||
| 4 | advancing the public good, having been employed as an | ||||||
| 5 | entertainer, union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of | ||||||
| 6 | the State of California, and President of the United States; | ||||||
| 7 | and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction | ||||||
| 9 | for two terms as the 40th President of the United States of | ||||||
| 10 | America; during his second election, he earned the confidence | ||||||
| 11 | of three-fifths of the electorate and was victorious in 49 of | ||||||
| 12 | the 50 states in the general election - a record unsurpassed in | ||||||
| 13 | the history of American presidential elections; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated | ||||||
| 15 | President, he inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by | ||||||
| 16 | rampant inflation and high unemployment; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, During Mr. Reagan's presidency, he worked in a | ||||||
| 18 | bipartisan manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring | ||||||
| 19 | accountability and common sense to government, which led to | ||||||
| 20 | unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions | ||||||
| 21 | of Americans; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Mr. Reagan's commitment to an active social policy | ||||||
| 2 | agenda for the nation's children helped lower crime and drug | ||||||
| 3 | use in our neighborhoods; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to our armed forces | ||||||
| 5 | contributed to the restoration of pride in America, her values, | ||||||
| 6 | and those cherished by the free world, and prepared America's | ||||||
| 7 | armed forces to meet the challenges of the 21st century; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through | ||||||
| 9 | strength" led to the end of the Cold War and the ultimate | ||||||
| 10 | demise of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human rights for | ||||||
| 11 | millions of people; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, February 6, 2011 will be the 100th anniversary of | ||||||
| 13 | Ronald Reagan's birth and the seventh since his passing; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | the date of February 6, 2011, be designated as Ronald Reagan | ||||||
| 18 | Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That we urge the citizens of this State to take | ||||||
| 20 | cognizance of this event and to participate fittingly in its | ||||||
| 21 | observance.
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