[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 19 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, 101 years ago today, the 40th President of 
the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan, was born. It's a tribute to 
the man that there is bipartisan agreement to the greatness of Ronald 
Reagan as President. We hear from both sides of the aisle about his 
fortitude, his encouraging smile, his positive attitude. He handled the 
weight of the Presidency with such ease.
  I remember, as a young physician in north Texas, watching as this 
individual led our country from the travails that were Vietnam, 
Watergate, stagflation, and not only gave us a reason to believe in 
ourselves, he said it was okay to believe in yourselves as Americans 
again, and we did. And, as a consequence, we reestablished America as a 
force in the world and we reestablished our prosperity.
  Everyone has their favorite Ronald Reagan quotes. Mine is, as we 
watch some of the difficulties and arguments between conservatives 
during this Presidential year: Remember that if we agree with each 
other 80 percent of the time, we're on the same side; and if it's a 100 
percent, one of us is suddenly unnecessary.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope all Members of the House today will acknowledge 
the 101st anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan. The Nation is 
forever in his debt.

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