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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 87
Author: Wilk (R), et al.
Amended: 2/6/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 2/6/14
SUBJECT : Ronald Reagan Day
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution declares February 6, 2014, as Ronald
Reagan Day.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1.President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble background,
worked throughout his life serving freedom and advancing the
public good, having been employed as an entertainer, union
leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of California, and
President of the United States.
2.Ronald Reagan is the only person in California's 163-year
history to be elected to the offices of Governor of the State
of California and President of the United States.
3.Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction for two terms
as the 40th President of the United States of America, the
second of which he earned the confidence of three-fifths of
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the electorate in 1984, emerging victorious in 49 of the 50
states in the general election, a record unsurpassed in the
history of American presidential elections.
4.In 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated President, he
inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by rampant inflation
and high unemployment.
5.President Reagan's commitment to the nation's children helped
lower crime and drug use in our neighborhoods.
6.President Reagan's commitment to our Armed Forces contributed
to the restoration of pride in America, her values, and those
cherished by the free world, and prepared America's Armed
Forces to meet 21st century challenges.
7.President Reagan's vision of "peace through strength" led to
the end of the Cold War.
This resolution declares February 6, 2014, as Ronald Reagan Day.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
MW:nl 2/19/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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