[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 23 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


             COMMEMORATING PRESIDENT REAGAN'S 84TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mrs. SEASTRAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SEASTRAND. Mr. Speaker, today is former President Ronald 
Reagan's 84th birthday and thus a fitting time to remember his striking 
record of accomplishment and his uniquely American life.
  Late this year, President Reagan once again tugged at the 
heartstrings of our Nation by revealing he was in the early stages of 
Alzheimer's disease--an act of great courage. His intent was typically 
Reagan. It was not to gather sympathy, but to be an example and a 
beacon of hope for the millions of people who suffer from this disease.
  Today, as the Republican-controlled Congress tries to move the 
Contract With America through the House of Representatives, we are 
reminded of the first revolution--the Reagan revolution--that swept 
through Washington during the 1980's. Many of the things President 
Reagan championed throughout his Presidency have found a home and a new 
life in the Republican contract.
  Mr. Speaker, Ronald Reagan was one of the finest President's in our 
Nation's distinguished history. Despite the arguments put forth by 
revisionist thinkers, President Reagan's place in history is secure. As 
he fights with courage, conviction, and that famous Reagan optimism 
against Alzheimer's, let us remember and pay tribute to a man who 
embodies the American dream.

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