Full Text of HR1349 96th General Assembly
HR1349 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble | 3 |
| background and a native of Illinois, worked throughout his life | 4 |
| serving freedom and advancing the public good, having been | 5 |
| employed as an entertainer, union leader, corporate spokesman, | 6 |
| Governor of California, and President of the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in | 8 |
| Tampico; he lived in many locations throughout Illinois, | 9 |
| including his boyhood home in Dixon; he attended Eureka College | 10 |
| in Eureka, graduating in 1932, and is a true son of Illinois; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction | 13 |
| for two terms as the 40th President of the United States of | 14 |
| America, during his second election he earned the confidence of | 15 |
| three-fifths of the electorate and was victorious in 49 of the | 16 |
| 50 states in the general election, a record that is unsurpassed | 17 |
| in the history of American presidential elections; and
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| WHEREAS, During Mr. Reagan's presidency, he worked in a | 19 |
| bipartisan manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring | 20 |
| accountability and common sense to government, which led to an | 21 |
| unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions | 22 |
| of Americans; and
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| WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to our armed forces | 2 |
| 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 | 5 |
| WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through | 6 |
| strength" helped lead to the end of the Cold War and the | 7 |
| ultimate demise of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human | 8 |
| rights for millions of people; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, The United States Mint began the Presidential $1 | 10 |
| Coin Program in 2007, to honor each president, and the program | 11 |
| will feature President Reagan in 2016; and
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| WHEREAS, 2011 will mark the centennial of President | 13 |
| Reagan's birth, and celebrations are planned across the nation | 14 |
| to commemorate President Reagan's life; and
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| WHEREAS, A coin featuring President Reagan during the | 16 |
| national commemoration of his centennial birth, rather than in | 17 |
| 2016, would provide a last tribute; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| urge the United States Mint issue the planned and approved |
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| Ronald Reagan Presidential $1 coin in 2011 under a chronology | 2 |
| that commemorates the centennial of President Reagan's birth; | 3 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the Director of the United States Mint, Edmund C. | 6 |
| May, and to each member of the Illinois congressional | 7 |
| delegation.
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