[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 1316]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING RONALD REAGAN ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, America came together to 
honor the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan.
  President Reagan believed that personal accountability and hard work 
are the cornerstones of the American Dream. He understood America's 
greatness and its exceptionalism. No American will ever forget how he 
touted America as a shining city on a hill and ``built on rocks 
stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people 
of all kinds living in harmony and peace.''
  In these troubling economic times, we would be wise to follow 
Reagan's lessons that limited government, low taxes, and free 
enterprise foster economic growth and job creation.
  Reagan knew that freedom was America's greatest export to the world, 
whether it was promoting freedom overseas against a Communist threat or 
at home through free markets.
  President Reagan left an unparalleled legacy to his country, and we 
honor his extraordinary life on what would have been his 100th 
birthday.

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