,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #ef ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #f1 #bjac ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,hultgren1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,bentivolio1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,neugebauer1 ,mr4 ,harper1 ,mr4 ,hall1 ,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,marchant1 ,mr4 ,barton1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,shimkus1 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,fleming1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,radel1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,kingston1 ,mr4 ,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,conaway1 and ,mr4 ,fleischmann7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,,resolution ,celebrating the life of ,president ,ronald ,wilson ,reagan on the anniversary of his birth4 ,whereas1 on ,february #f1 #aiaa1 ,ronald ,wilson ,reagan was born to ,nelle and ,john ,reagan in ,tampico1 ,illinois2 ,whereas ,ronald ,reagan's childhood years laid the foundation for his becoming a man of unfettered principle1 who was not afraid to do what was right1 and who was tenaciously committed to doing only that which he believed was right in his own heart1 regardless of any political cost2 ,whereas his small-town values of hard work and commitment to ,god and family were deeply rooted in his early childhood experiences2 ,whereas as a young man in ,illinois1 ,ronald ,reagan saved #gg people from drowning through his courage1 physical strength1 and vigilance as a lifeguard2 ,whereas he attended high school in nearby ,dixon1 ,illinois1 and then worked his way through ,eureka ,college1 where he studied economics and sociology1 played on the football team1 and acted in school plays2 ,whereas in #aicg1 a screen test won him a contract in ,hollywood1 leading to his appearance in over #ec films over the next #b decades2 ,whereas beginning in #aidg1 ,ronald ,reagan served as ,president of the ,screen ,actors ,guild for #ac years2 ,whereas1 on ,march #d1 #aieb1 ,ronald ,reagan married ,nancy ,davis1 who remained his best friend and lifelong companion and confidant for more than #e decades2 ,whereas in #aiff1 ,ronald ,reagan was elected as the #ccrd ,governor of ,california1 and won reelection #d years later2 ,whereas ,ronald ,reagan believed in ,united ,states exceptionalism and asserted that the ,nation has a unique role to play in the world2 ,whereas in #aihj1 ,ronald ,reagan won the ,republican presidential nomination and was subsequently elected the #djth ,president of the ,united ,states1 winning reelection again in #aihd and becoming the first president in #c decades to serve #b full terms2 ,whereas ,ronald ,reagan declared in #aiha in a speech at the ,university of ,notre ,dame that1 8the ,west will not contain communism1 it will transcend communism01 and stated that 8,for the ,west1 for ,america1 the time has come to dare to show to the world that our civilized ideas1 our traditions1 our values1 are not--like the ideology and war machine of totalitarian societies--just a facade of strength4 ,it is time for the world to know our intellectual and spiritual values are rooted in the source of all strength1 a belief in a ,supreme ,being1 and a law higher than our own01 thereby recognizing that the source of the ,nation's strength and ultimately its victory over communism would come from ,god1 the 8source of all strength02 ,whereas in ,june #aihb1 ,ronald ,reagan lifted up the flagging morale of the democracies and gave hope to millions living under communist rule with an address to the ,british ,parliament at ,westminster ,hall in which he proclaimed an imminent free world victory in the ,cold ,war that would leave communist totalitarianism1 like ,nazi totalitarianism before it1 8on the ash heap of history02 ,whereas1 on ,march #h1 #aihc1 ,president ,reagan warned all people in the ,nation to beware of the temptation to draw a moral equivalence between the ,united ,states and the ,soviet ,union1 and the tendency to ignore the facts of history and the 8aggressive impulses of an evil empire1 to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove ourselves from the struggle between right and wrong1 good and evil01 thereby educating people in the ,united ,states about the moral bankruptcy of ,soviet communism and reminding them that 8the real crisis that we face is a spiritual one2 at root1 it is a test of moral will and faith02 ,whereas1 on ,march #bc1 #aihc1 ,president ,reagan gave a landmark speech at the zenith of the ,cold ,war1 in which he proposed what became known as the ,strategic ,defense ,initiative1 to protect the ,united ,states1 its allies1 and its vital interests from ballistic missile attack1 thereby putting the ,united ,states on a path to ending its vulnerability to missile attack and harnessing the ,nation's scientific and technological advantages in support of a military effort that the ,soviet ,union ultimately could not match2 ,whereas less than #f years later1 the world watched the ,revolutions of #aihi which culminated in the fall of the ,berlin ,wall1 the disintegration of communism1 and the dissolution of the once unshakeable ,soviet ,union2 ,whereas ,ronald ,reagan made millions of people believe again that the ,united ,states was still capable of being victorious1 of rising out of and above difficult circumstances1 and of facing devastating challenges2 ,whereas ,ronald ,reagan believed in the sanctity of all human life1 saying 8we cannot diminish the value of one category of human life--the unborn--without diminishing the value of all human life02 ,whereas ,ronald ,reagan stated that 8the future does not belong to the fainthearted2 it belongs to the brave01 and desired for people of the ,united ,states to continue to make the ,nation great by preserving its goodness1 by persevering in the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil2 ,whereas the policies of the ,reagan ,administration led to an enduring economic recovery1 the defeat of ,soviet communism1 and a renewal of ,united ,states patriotism and self-confidence2 ,whereas in his ,farewell ,address1 ,president ,reagan warned of the need to develop an 8informed patriotism0 so that we can teach our children 8what ,america is and what she represents in the long history of the world01 thereby warning that if we forget our history1 we won't know who we are2 ,whereas ,ronald ,reagan's life was a transformed one1 one that reflected a light from within1 and one that he willingly shared in the brightness and warmth of his smile and in his grace and good humor2 ,whereas ,ronald ,reagan's faith in ,god1 and his love of family and country were evident and strong even to the end of his life2 ,whereas ,ronald ,reagan was a patriotic1 humble leader and noble ,american for #ic years2 ,whereas hundreds of millions of people now live in freedom because of ,ronald ,reagan's conviction and courage2 and ,whereas ,ronald ,reagan stated that 8freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction0 and called upon all the people of the ,united ,states to remember their 8rendezvous with destiny03 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 celebrates the extraordinary life of ,president ,ronald ,wilson ,reagan on the anniversary of his birth and expresses its deepest appreciation for his profound public service2 and 7#b7 recognizes the significance of the ,presidency of ,ronald ,wilson ,reagan1 and its enduring legacy for the ,united ,states and the rest of the world1 and expresses its commitment to protect1 affirm1 and defend the heritage of human freedom left by ,president ,ronald ,wilson ,reagan4