| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing February 6, 2009, as "Ronald |
| 3 | Reagan Day" in Florida. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble |
| 6 | background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and |
| 7 | advancing the public good, having been employed as an |
| 8 | entertainer, union leader, and corporate spokesman and elected |
| 9 | Governor of California and President of the United States, and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction |
| 11 | for two terms as the 40th President of the United States of |
| 12 | America and was elected to his second term by 3/5ths of the |
| 13 | electorate and by 49 of the 50 states, a record unsurpassed in |
| 14 | the history of American presidential elections, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated |
| 16 | President, he inherited a disillusioned nation that was shackled |
| 17 | by rampant inflation and high unemployment, and |
| 18 | WHEREAS, during his presidency, Ronald Reagan worked in a |
| 19 | bipartisan manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring |
| 20 | accountability and common sense to the Federal Government, which |
| 21 | led to unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for |
| 22 | millions of Americans, and |
| 23 | WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to an active social |
| 24 | policy agenda for the nation's children helped to lower crime |
| 25 | and reduce drug use in our neighborhoods, and |
| 26 | WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to our Armed Forces |
| 27 | contributed to the restoration of pride in America, her values, |
| 28 | and those cherished by the free world and prepared America's |
| 29 | Armed Forces to meet the challenges of the 21st Century, and |
| 30 | WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through |
| 31 | strength" led to the end of the Cold War and the ultimate demise |
| 32 | of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human rights for |
| 33 | millions of people, and |
| 34 | WHEREAS, February 6, 2009, was the 98th anniversary of |
| 35 | Ronald Reagan's birth and the fifth anniversary since his |
| 36 | passing, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 38 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 39 | Florida: |
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| 41 | That the House of Representatives pauses in its |
| 42 | deliberations to honor the memory and accomplishments of |
| 43 | President Ronald Wilson Reagan and to recognize February 6, |
| 44 | 2009, as "Ronald Reagan Day" in the State of Florida. |