Full Text of HR0017 96th General Assembly
HR0017 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble
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| background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and | | 4 |
| advancing the public good, having been employed as an
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| entertainer, union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of
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| California, and President of the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan was a native son of Illinois; he was | | 8 |
| born on February 6, 1911, in the village of Tampico in | | 9 |
| Whiteside County and at the age of nine moved with his family | | 10 |
| to the city of Dixon in Lee County, later furthering his | | 11 |
| education at Eureka College in Eureka; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction
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| for two terms as the 40th President of the United States of
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| America, the second of which he earned the confidence of
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| three-fifths of the electorate and was victorious in 49 of
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| 50 states in the general election, a record unsurpassed in the | | 17 |
| history of American presidential elections; and
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| WHEREAS, During Mr. Reagan's presidency he worked in a
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| bipartisan manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring
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| accountability and common sense to government which led to an
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| unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions
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| of Americans; and
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| WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to our armed
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| contributed to the restoration of pride in America,
her values | | 3 |
| and those cherished by the free world, and
prepared America's | | 4 |
| Armed Forces to meet 21st century challenges; and
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| WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through
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| strength" helped lead to the end of the Cold War and the | | 7 |
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demise of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human | | 8 |
| rights
for millions of people; and
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| WHEREAS, February 6, 2009 will be the 98th anniversary of | | 10 |
| Ronald Reagan's birth and the fifth since his passing; | | 11 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | | 14 |
| proclaim and recognize February
6, 2009 and every February 6 | | 15 |
| thereafter as "Ronald Reagan Day" and urge all the citizens of | | 16 |
| Illinois to take cognizance of this event and participate | | 17 |
| fittingly in its observance.
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