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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble 
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background and a native of Illinois, worked throughout his life 
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serving freedom and advancing the public good, having been 
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employed as an entertainer, union leader, corporate spokesman, 
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Governor of California, and President of the United States; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in 
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Tampico; he lived in many locations throughout Illinois, 
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including his boyhood home in Dixon; he attended Eureka College 
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in Eureka, graduating in 1932, and is a true son of Illinois; 
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    WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction 
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for two terms as the 40th President of the United States of 
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America, during his second election he earned the confidence of 
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three-fifths of the electorate and was victorious in 49 of the 
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50 states in the general election, a record that is unsurpassed 
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in the history of American presidential elections; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, During Mr. Reagan's presidency, he worked in a 
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bipartisan manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring 
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accountability and common sense to government, which led to an 
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unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions 
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of Americans; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, President Reagan's commitment to our armed forces 
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contributed to the restoration of pride in America, her values 
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and those cherished by the free world, and prepared America's 
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Armed Forces to meet 21st century challenges; and
 
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    WHEREAS, President Reagan's vision of "peace through 
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strength" helped lead to the end of the Cold War and the 
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ultimate demise of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human 
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rights for millions of people; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The United States Mint began the Presidential $1 
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Coin Program in 2007, to honor each president, and the program 
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will feature President Reagan in 2016; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, 2011 will mark the centennial of President 
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Reagan's birth, and celebrations are planned across the nation 
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to commemorate President Reagan's life; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, A coin featuring President Reagan during the 
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national commemoration of his centennial birth, rather than in 
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2016, would provide a last tribute; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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urge the United States Mint issue the planned and approved 
 


 






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Ronald Reagan Presidential $1 coin in 2011 under a chronology 
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that commemorates the centennial of President Reagan's birth; 
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and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Director of the United States Mint, Edmund C. 
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May, and to each member of the Illinois congressional 
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delegation.