,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona 7= himself1 ,mr4
 ,s*weik]t1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4 ,gos>1   
,mr4 ,hultgr51 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,mill]
 ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,b5tivolio1 ,mr4      
,luetkemey]1 ,mr4 ,neugebau]1 ,mr4      
,h>p]1 ,mr4 ,hall1 ,mr4 ,roe (          
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,m>*ant1   
,mr4 ,b>ton1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1  
,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mr4 ,brooks
 ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,flem+1  
,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,radel1 ,mr4 ,*abot1  
,mr4 ,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4      
,williams1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4 ,wilson (  
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4      
,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1   
,mr4 ,k+/on1 ,mr4 ,pitt5g]1 ,mr4        
,conaway1 & ,mr4 ,fleis*mann7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,celebrat+ ! life (
 ,presid5t ,ronald ,wilson ,reagan on ! 
anniv]s>y ( 8 bir?4  ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y

 #f1 #aiaa1 ,ronald ,wilson ,reagan 0   
born to ,nelle & ,john ,reagan 9        
,tampico1 ,ill9ois2 ,:]eas ,ronald      
,reagan's *ildhood ye>s laid ! f\ndation
 = 8 becom+ a man ( unfett]$ pr9ciple1  
:o 0 n afraid to d :at 0 "r1 & :o 0     
t5aci\sly committ$ to do+ only t :i* he 
believ$ 0 "r 9 8 own he>t1 reg>dless (  
any political co/2 ,:]eas 8 small-t[n   
values ( h>d "w & commitm5t to ,god &   
family 7 deeply root$ 9 8 e>ly *ildhood 
exp]i5ces2 ,:]eas z a "y man 9 ,ill9ois1
 ,ronald ,reagan sav$ #gg p f dr[n+     
?r\gh 8 c\rage1 physical /r5g?1 &       
vigilance z a lifegu>d2 ,:]eas he att5d$
 high s*ool 9 ne>by ,dixon1 ,ill9ois1 & 
!n work$ 8 way ?r\gh ,eureka ,college1  
:]e he /udi$ economics & sociology1     
play$ on ! football team1 & act$ 9 s*ool
 plays2 ,:]eas 9 #aicg1 a scre5 te/ won 
him a contract 9 ,hollywood1 lead+ to 8 
appe>ance 9 ov] #ec films ov] ! next #b 
decades2 ,:]eas beg9n+ 9 #aidg1 ,ronald 
,reagan s]v$ z ,presid5t ( ! ,scre5     
,actors ,guild = #ac ye>s2 ,:]eas1 on   

,m>* #d1 #aieb1 ,ronald ,reagan m>ri$   
,nancy ,davis1 :o rema9$ 8 be/ fri5d &  
lifelong companion & confidant = m ?an  
#e decades2 ,:]eas 9 #aiff1 ,ronald     
,reagan 0 elect$ z ! #ccrd ,gov]nor (   
,cali=nia1 & won reelection #d ye>s     
lat]2 ,:]eas ,ronald ,reagan believ$ 9  
,unit$ ,/ates exceptionalism & ass]t$ t 
! ,nation has a unique role to play 9 ! 
_w2 ,:]eas 9 #aihj1 ,ronald ,reagan won 
! ,republican presid5tial nom9ation & 0 
subsequ5tly elect$ ! #dj? ,presid5t ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 w9n+ reelection aga9 9   
#aihd & becom+ ! fir/ presid5t 9 #c     
decades to s]ve #b full t]ms2 ,:]eas    
,ronald ,reagan decl>$ 9 #aiha 9 a spee*
 at ! ,univ]sity ( ,notre ,dame t1 8!   
,we/ w n conta9 communism1 x w transc5d 
communism01 & /at$ t 8,= ! ,we/1 =      
,am]ica1 ! "t has come to d>e to %[ to !
 _w t our civiliz$ ideas1 our           
traditions1 our values1 are n--l !      
ideology & w> ma*9e ( totalit>ian       
societies--j a facade ( /r5g?4 ,x is "t 
= ! _w to "k our intellectual &         

spiritual values are root$ 9 ! s\rce (  
all /r5g?1 a belief 9 a ,supreme ,be+1 &
 a law high] ?an our own01 !reby        
recogniz+ t ! s\rce ( ! ,nation's /r5g? 
& ultimately its victory ov] communism  
w\ld come f ,god1 ! 8s\rce ( all /r5g?02
 ,:]eas 9 ,june #aihb1 ,ronald ,reagan  
lift$ up ! flagg+ morale ( ! democracies
 & gave hope to millions liv+ "u        
communi/ rule ) an address to ! ,briti% 
,p>liam5t at ,we/m9/] ,hall 9 :i* he    
proclaim$ an imm95t free _w victory 9 ! 
,cold ,w> t w\ld leave communi/         
totalit>ianism1 l ,nazi totalit>ianism  
be=e x1 8on ! a% heap ( hi/ory02 ,:]eas1
 on ,m>* #h1 #aihc1 ,presid5t ,reagan   
w>n$ all p 9 ! ,nation to bew>e ( !     
temptation to draw a moral equival5ce   
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,soviet      
,union1 & ! t5d5cy to ignore ! facts (  
hi/ory & ! 8aggressive impulses ( an    
evil empire1 to simply call ! arms race 
a giant misund]/&+ & !reby remove       
ourselves f ! /ruggle betwe5 "r & wrong1
 good & evil01 !reby educat+ p 9 !      

,unit$ ,/ates ab\t ! moral bankruptcy ( 
,soviet communism & rem9d+ !m t 8! real 
crisis t we face is a spiritual "o2 at  
root1 x is a te/ ( moral w & fai?02     
,:]eas1 on ,m>* #bc1 #aihc1 ,presid5t   
,reagan gave a l&m>k spee* at ! z5i? ( !
 ,cold ,w>1 9 :i* he propos$ :at became 
kn[n z ! ,/rategic ,def5se ,initiative1 
to protect ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 its allies1 
& its vital int]e/s f balli/ic missile  
attack1 !reby putt+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates on a
 pa? to end+ its vuln]ability to missile
 attack & h>ness+ ! ,nation's sci5tific 
& te*nological advantages 9 support ( a 
milit>y ef=t t ! ,soviet ,union         
ultimately c\ld n mat*2 ,:]eas less ?an 
#f ye>s lat]1 ! _w wat*$ ! ,revolutions 
( #aihi :i* culm9at$ 9 ! fall ( ! ,b]l9 
,wall1 ! dis9tegration ( communism1 & ! 
dissolution ( ! once un%akeable ,soviet 
,union2 ,:]eas ,ronald ,reagan made     
millions ( p believe aga9 t ! ,unit$    
,/ates 0 /ill capable ( be+ victori\s1 (
 ris+ out ( & above difficult           
circum/ances1 & ( fac+ deva/at+         

*all5ges2 ,:]eas ,ronald ,reagan believ$
 9 ! sanctity ( all human life1 say+ 8we
 _c dim9i% ! value ( "o category ( human
 life--! unborn--)\t dim9i%+ ! value (  
all human life02 ,:]eas ,ronald ,reagan 
/at$ t 8! future does n belong to !     
fa9!>t$2 x belongs to ! brave01 & desir$
 = p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to cont9ue to    
make ! ,nation great by pres]v+ its     
goodness1 by p]sev]+ 9 ! /ruggle betwe5 
"r & wrong & good & evil2 ,:]eas !      
policies ( ! ,reagan ,adm9i/ration l$ to
 an endur+ economic recov]y1 ! defeat ( 
,soviet communism1 & a r5ewal ( ,unit$  
,/ates patriotism & self-confid5ce2     
,:]eas 9 8 ,f>ewell ,address1 ,presid5t 
,reagan w>n$ ( ! ne$ to develop an      
8in=m$ patriotism0 s t we c tea* our    
*ildr5 8:at ,am]ica is & :at %e         
repres5ts 9 ! long hi/ory ( ! _w01 !reby
 w>n+ t if we =get our hi/ory1 we won't 
"k :o we are2 ,:]eas ,ronald ,reagan's  
life 0 a trans=m$ "o1 "o t reflect$ a   
light f )91 & "o t he will+ly %>$ 9 !   
brightness & w>m? ( 8 smile & 9 8 grace 

& good humor2 ,:]eas ,ronald ,reagan's  
fai? 9 ,god1 & 8 love ( family & c\ntry 
7 evid5t & /rong ev5 to ! end ( 8 life2 
,:]eas ,ronald ,reagan 0 a patriotic1   
humble lead] & noble ,am]ican = #ic     
ye>s2 ,:]eas hundr$s ( millions ( p n[  
live 9 fre$om because ( ,ronald         
,reagan's conviction & c\rage2 & ,:]eas 
,ronald ,reagan /at$ t 8fre$om is nev] m
 ?an "o g5]ation away f ext9ction0 &    
call$ ^u all ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to   
rememb] _! 8r5dezv\s ) de/9y03 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 celebrates !    
extraord9>y life ( ,presid5t ,ronald    
,wilson ,reagan on ! anniv]s>y ( 8 bir? 
& expresses its deepe/ appreciation = 8 
pr(\nd public s]vice2 &  7#b7 recognizes
 ! significance ( ! ,presid5cy ( ,ronald
 ,wilson ,reagan1 & its endur+ legacy = 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! re/ ( ! _w1 &       
expresses its commitm5t to protect1     
affirm1 & def5d ! h]itage ( human fre$om
 left by ,presid5t ,ronald ,wilson      
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