[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3274]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         DESIGNATING FEBRUARY 6, 2007, AS ``RONALD REAGAN DAY''

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 73.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will state the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 73) designating February 6, 2007, as 
     ``Ronald Reagan Day.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, the resolution I am honored to submit 
today with my colleague, Senator Feinstein, is to commemorate today, 
February 6, 2007--what would be Ronald Reagan's 96th birthday--as 
Ronald Reagan Day.
  President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble background, worked 
throughout his life serving freedom and advancing the public good, 
having been employed as an entertainer, union leader, corporate 
spokesman, Governor of California and President of the United States. 
In 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated President, he inherited a 
disillusioned Nation shackled by rampant inflation and high 
unemployment. During Mr. Reagan's presidency he worked in a bipartisan 
manner to enact his bold agenda of restoring accountability and common 
sense to government, which led to an unprecedented economic expansion 
and opportunity for millions of Americans.
  Mr. Reagan's commitment to an active social policy agenda for the 
Nation's children helped lower crime and drug use in our neighborhoods. 
President Reagan's commitment to our armed forces contributed to the 
restoration of pride in America, in her values and in those cherished 
by the free world, and prepared America's Armed Forces to meet 21st 
Century challenges. President Reagan's vision of ``peace through 
strength'' led to the end of the Cold War and the ultimate demise of 
the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human rights for millions of 
people. It is entirely appropriate that on February 6, 2007, which will 
be the 96th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth, and the third since 
his passing, we declare February 6th, 2007, to be Ronald Reagan Day and 
urge all citizens to take cognizance of this event and participate 
fittingly in its observance.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be added 
as a cosponsor to this resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I also be added 
as a cosponsor to this resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motion to 
reconsider laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 73) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 73

       Whereas President Ronald Wilson Reagan, a man of humble 
     background, worked throughout his life serving as an 
     entertainer, a corporate spokesman, Governor of California, 
     and President of the United States;
       Whereas Ronald Reagan served for 2 terms as the 40th 
     President of the United States;
       Whereas Ronald Reagan was elected to his second term by 
     almost three-fifths of the electorate, a percentage surpassed 
     only by the election of President Lyndon Baines Johnson in 
     1964, and was victorious in 49 of the 50 States in the 
     general election, an electoral college record unsurpassed in 
     the history of Presidential elections in the United States; 
     and
       Whereas February 6, 2007, will be the 96th anniversary of 
     Ronald Reagan's birth, and June 5, 2007, will be the third 
     anniversary of his passing: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates February 6, 2007, as ``Ronald Reagan Day''; 
     and
       (2) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
     the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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