Amended in Assembly January 25, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 117

Introduced by Assembly Member Lackey

January 13, 2016

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 117—Relative to Ronald Reagan Day.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 117, as amended, Lackey. Ronald Reagan Day.

This measure would declare February 6, 2016, as Ronald Reagan Day.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan is the only person in California’s
164-year history to be elected to the offices of Governor of the
State of California and President of the United States; and

WHEREAS, 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 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; and

WHEREAS, In 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated
President, he inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by rampant
inflation and high unemployment; and

WHEREAS, President Reagan’s commitment to the nation’s
children helped lower crime and drug use in our neighborhoods;
and

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, President Reagan’s vision of “peace through
strength” led to the end of the Cold War; and

WHEREAS, In 1987 President begin delete Regan end delete begin insert Reagan end insert gave a speech at
the Berlin Wall where he famously told Soviet leader Mikhail
Gorbachev to “tear down this wall,” which later became reality in
1989; and

WHEREAS, February 6, 2016, will be the 105th anniversary
of Ronald Reagan’s birth, and the 11th since his passing; now,
therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature takes great pride in
honoring Ronald Reagan for his many contributions to our country
and in celebrating his life; and be it further

Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes February 6, 2016, as
Ronald Reagan Day; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.