[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 6, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H169-H170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RONALD REAGAN MEMORIAL ACT

  (Mr. HANSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure and very fitting 
that I am today introducing the Ronald

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Reagan Memorial Act as we celebrate this great man's 90th birthday. 
This bill establishes a Presidential memorial for one of the most 
influential men of the 20th century. As one of our most notable 
Presidents, Ronald Reagan initiated policies that helped win the Cold 
War, tamed the economic stagnation of the early eighties by cutting 
taxes and increasing funding for the national defense, and helped to 
restore the United States as the leader of the world front. In doing 
so, President Reagan helped restore the America people's faith in our 
system of government and capitalism and returned pride in being an 
American.
  Specifically, this bill creates and then requires the Ronald Reagan 
Memorial Commission to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior in 
the National Capital Memorial Commission to identify and then recommend 
to Congress an appropriate site for the construction of a memorial 
honoring former President Ronald Reagan.
  This bill specifies that the memorial be situated in ``Area 1'' as 
identified in the Commemorative Works Act, and that is between the 
Lincoln Memorial and the United States Capitol building. The Ronald 
Reagan Memorial Commission would also select the memorial design and 
raise the necessary funds to complete the memorial.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill honors a great American who deserves a 
national tribute in a place of prominence and recognition.

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