[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1395]
[From the U.S. 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 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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