Bill Text: IL HR0043 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Proclaims February 6, 2009 and every February 6 thereafter as Ronald Reagan Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2009-05-30 - Resolution Adopted 113-002-002 [HR0043 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0043-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble
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3 | background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and | ||||||
4 | advancing the public good, having been employed as an
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5 | entertainer, union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of
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6 | California, and President of the United States; and
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7 | 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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12 | WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction
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13 | for two terms as the 40th President of the United States of
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14 | America, the second of which he earned the confidence of
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15 | three-fifths of the electorate and was victorious in 49 of
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16 | 50 states in the general election, a record unsurpassed in the | ||||||
17 | history of American presidential elections; and
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18 | WHEREAS, During Mr. Reagan's presidency he worked in a
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19 | bipartisan manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring
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20 | accountability and common sense to government which led to an
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21 | unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions
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22 | of Americans; and
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1 | WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to our armed
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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
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5 | WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through
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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
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9 | 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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12 | 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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