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Senate Resolution

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A resolution recognizing February 6, 2008, as "Ronald Reagan

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Day" in the State of Florida.

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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 in his employment as an entertainer,

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union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of California, and

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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 of America

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and, in earning his second term, won the confidence of three-

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fifths of the electorate and was victorious in 49 of the 50

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states in the general election ? a record unsurpassed in the

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history of American presidential elections, and

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     WHEREAS, in 1981 when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated

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President, he inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by

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rampant inflation and high unemployment, 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 of

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Americans, 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 America's

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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" 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 millions

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of people, and

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     WHEREAS, February 6, 2008, will be the 97th Anniversary of

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Ronald Reagan's birth and the third since his passing, NOW,

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THEREFORE,

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Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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     That the Florida Senate recognizes February 6, 2008, as

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"Ronald Reagan Day" in Florida.

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     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate urges all residents

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of the state to take cognizance of this event and participate in

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its observance.