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          Date of Hearing:  January 28, 2016 


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                    Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                     117 (Lackey) - As Introduced  January 13, 2016


          SUBJECT:  Ronald Reagan Day.


          SUMMARY:  Declares that the Legislature takes great pride in  
          honoring Ronald Reagan for his many contributions to our country  
          and in celebrating his life; and recognizes February 6, 2016, as  
          Ronald Reagan Day.  Specifically, this resolution makes the  
          following legislative findings:


          1)February 6, 2016, will be the 105th anniversary of Ronald  
            Reagan's birth and the 11th since his passing.

          2)Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction for two terms  
            as the 40th President of the United States of America; and his  
            commitment to our Armed Forces contributed to the restoration  
            of pride in America and prepared America's Armed Forces to  
            meet 21st century challenges.

          3)President Reagan's commitment to the nation's children helped  
            lower crime and drug use in our neighborhoods; and his vision  
            of "peace through strength: led to the end of the Cold War.

          4)In 1987 President Reagan 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.

          5)President Reagan, a man of humble background, worked  
            throughout his life serving freedom and advancing the public  








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            good, having been employed as an entertainer, union leader, a  
            corporate spokesman, Governor of California, and President of  
            the United States.

          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          None on file


          Opposition
          None on file


          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800