Bill Text: PA SR246 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Recognizing February 6, 2010, as "Ronald Reagan Day" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 21-3)

Status: (Passed) 2010-02-03 - Introduced and adopted [SR246 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR246-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  1673

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

No.

246

Session of

2010

  

  

INTRODUCED BY PICCOLA, SCARNATI, PILEGGI, ORIE, WARD, BRUBAKER, M. WHITE, FOLMER, BAKER, WOZNIAK, DINNIMAN, ALLOWAY, ERICKSON, ROBBINS, MENSCH, EICHELBERGER, FONTANA, ARGALL, GREENLEAF, RAFFERTY, PIPPY AND GORDNER, FEBRUARY 3, 2010

  

  

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, FEBRUARY 3, 2010  

  

  

  

A RESOLUTION

  

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Recognizing February 6, 2010, as "Ronald Reagan Day" in

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Pennsylvania.

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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

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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 served with honor and distinction for

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two terms as the 40th President of the United States; and

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WHEREAS, Mr. Reagan was victorious in 49 of the 50 states in

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the 1984 general election, a record unsurpassed in the history

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of United States 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 agenda of restoring

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accountability and common sense to government which led to an

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economic expansion and opportunity for millions of Americans;

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and

 


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WHEREAS, Mr. Reagan's commitment to an active social policy

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agenda for the nation's children helped lower crime and drug use

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in our neighborhoods; and

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WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to our armed forces

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contributed to the restoration of pride in America, her values

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and those cherished by the free world, and prepared United

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States Armed Forces to meet the challenges of the 21st century;

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and

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WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through

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strength" led to the end of the Cold War and the ultimate demise

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of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human rights for

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millions of people; and

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WHEREAS, February 6, 2010, will be the 99th anniversary of

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Ronald Reagan's birth; therefore be it

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RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize February 6, 2010, as

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"Ronald Reagan Day" in Pennsylvania.

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