ACR 12, as introduced, Wilk. Ronald Reagan Day.
This measure would declare February 6, 2015, as Ronald Reagan Day.
Fiscal committee: no.
P1 1WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble
2background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and
3advancing the public good, having been employed as an entertainer,
4union leader, corporate spokesman, Governor of California, and
5President of the United States; and
6WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan is the only person in California’s
7163-year history to be elected to the offices of Governor of the
8State of California and President of the United States; and
9WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction
10for two terms as the 40th President of the United States of America,
11the second of which he earned the confidence of three-fifths of the
12electorate in 1984, emerging victorious in 49 of the 50 states in
13the general election--a record unsurpassed in the history of
14American presidential elections; and
P2 1WHEREAS, In 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated
2President, he inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by rampant
3inflation and high unemployment; and
4WHEREAS, President Reagan’s commitment to the nation’s
5children helped lower crime and drug use in our neighborhoods;
6and
7WHEREAS, President Reagan’s commitment to our Armed
8Forces contributed to the restoration of pride in America, her
9values, and those cherished by the free world, and prepared
10America’s Armed Forces to meet 21st century challenges; and
11WHEREAS, President Reagan’s vision of “peace through
12strength” led to the end of the Cold War; and
13WHEREAS, President Reagan signed into law a bill to establish
14the holiday of Martin Luther King, Jr., on November 20, 1983;
15and
16WHEREAS, President Reagan signed legislation providing
17$1.25 billion in reparations and a formal apology from the
18government for the federal order that placed 120,000
19Japanese-Americans in detention camps; and
20WHEREAS, President Reagan, in 1986, signed the last
21comprehensive immigration reform act; and
22WHEREAS, February 6, 2015, will be the 104th anniversary
23of Ronald Reagan’s birth, and the 11th since his passing; now,
24therefore, be it
25Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
26thereof concurring, That the Legislature takes great pride in
27honoring Ronald Reagan for his many contributions to our country
28and in celebrating his life; and be it further
29Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes February 6, 2015, as
30Ronald Reagan Day; and be it further
31Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
32of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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