Florida Senate - 2012                            (NP)    SR 2142
       
       
       
       By Senator Fasano
       
       
       
       
       11-01934-12                                           20122142__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing February 6, 2012, as “Ronald
    3         Reagan Day” in the State of Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble
    6  background, worked throughout his life serving freedom and
    7  advancing the public good as an entertainer, union leader,
    8  corporate spokesperson, Governor of California, and, ultimately,
    9  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 government, which led to
   21  unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions of
   22  Americans, and
   23         WHEREAS, Ronald 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, Ronald Reagan’s commitment to the Armed Forces
   27  contributed to the restoration of pride and values in America
   28  and to those values cherished by the free world, and prepared
   29  this nation’s Armed Forces to meet 21st Century challenges, and
   30         WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan’s vision of “peace through strength”
   31  led to the end of the Cold War and the ultimate demise of the
   32  Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human rights for millions of
   33  people, and
   34         WHEREAS, February 6, 2012, is the 101st anniversary of
   35  Ronald Reagan’s birth, and the 8th since his passing, NOW,
   36  THEREFORE,
   37  
   38  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   39  
   40         That February 6, 2012, is recognized as “Ronald Reagan Day”
   41  in the State of Florida.