00                   HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 26                                                                   
01 Declaring February 6, 2006, Ronald Reagan Day in Alaska.                                                                
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03       WHEREAS President Ronald Wilson Reagan was a man of humble background who                                       
04 worked throughout his life serving freedom and advancing the public good; he was employed                               
05 as an entertainer, a union leader, and a corporate spokesperson, and served as the Governor of                          
06 the State of California and the President of the United States; and                                                     
07       WHEREAS Ronald Reagan served with honor and distinction for two terms as the                                    
08 40th President of the United States; for his second term he earned the confidence of three-                             
09 fifths of the electorate and was victorious in 49 of the 50 states in the general election, a                           
10 record unsurpassed in the history of American presidential elections; and                                               
11       WHEREAS, in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated president, he inherited a                                
12 disillusioned nation that was shackled by rampant inflation and high unemployment; and                                  
13       WHEREAS, during Ronald Reagan's presidency, he worked in a bipartisan manner to                               
14 enact his bold agenda of restoring accountability and common sense to government, and this                              
15 led to an unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for millions of Americans; and                               
16       WHEREAS Ronald Reagan's commitment to an active social policy agenda for the                                    

01 nation's children helped lower crime and drug use in the nation's neighborhoods; and                                    
02       WHEREAS Ronald Reagan's commitment to the nation's armed forces contributed to                                  
03 the restoration of pride in America, American values, and those values cherished by the free                            
04 world, and prepared America's armed forces to meet the challenges of the 21st Century; and                              
05       WHEREAS Ronald Reagan's vision of peace through strength led to the end of the                                  
06 Cold War and the ultimate demise of the Soviet Union, guaranteeing basic human rights for                               
07 millions of people; and                                                                                                 
08       WHEREAS February 6, 2006, will be the 95th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth,                                
09 and the second anniversary of his birth since his passing;                                                              
10       BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Alaska State Legislature declares February 6, 2006,                                   
11 to be Ronald Reagan Day in Alaska and urges all the citizens of Alaska to recognize this                                
12 event and participate in appropriate observances of the day.