S 985 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S 0985 Concurrent Resolution, By Wilson, Courson, Drummond, Grooms, McConnell,
O'Dell and Russell
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICAN TO RENAME THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT IN VIRGINIA AFTER FORMER
PRESIDENT RONALD WILSON REAGAN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS EIGHTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY
ON FEBRUARY 6, 1998.
02/04/98 Senate Introduced SJ-12
02/04/98 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
MEMORIALIZING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA TO RENAME THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL
AIRPORT IN VIRGINIA AFTER FORMER PRESIDENT
RONALD WILSON REAGAN ON THE OCCASION OF HIS
EIGHTY-SEVENTH BIRTHDAY ON FEBRUARY 6, 1998.
Whereas, Ronald Wilson Reagan was elected in 1980 as the fortieth
President of the United States and was reelected with a forty-nine
state landslide victory in 1984; and
Whereas, Ronald Reagan was the first president since Dwight D.
Eisenhower to have successfully completed two full terms in office;
and
Whereas, President Reagan successfully enacted policies which cut
taxes, eliminated unnecessary regulations, and scaled down the size
of the government, that led to the longest period of sustained
economic growth in United States history. Many economists claim
that the Reagan economic policies of the eighties are responsible for
the outstanding economy of the nineties; and
Whereas, the "Reagan Revolution" forever changed the political
climate of the United States and contributed to the dismantling of the
welfare state and the budget agreements of the eighties and nineties
where government spending and tax rates were cut; and
Whereas, President Reagan inherited a demoralized and weakened
military, and immediately set out to improve the morale of our troops
and to modernize weapons systems; and
Whereas, President Reagan's successful foreign and defense policies
led to improved United States credibility and respect worldwide,
which ultimately led to the demise of the Soviet Empire, the end of
the "Cold War", and the removal of communism from Central
America; and
Whereas, President Reagan emerged as a much beloved leader who
restored integrity and respect to the institution of the presidency and
who took the United States from a bleak period of high
unemployment, double digit inflation, and interest rates, and by
enacting programs that changed the course of history, President
Reagan truly made it "Morning in America". Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives
concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina hereby memorialize the Congress of the United States of
America to rename the Washington National Airport in honor of
President Ronald Wilson Reagan as a way to celebrate President
Reagan's eighty-seventh birthday on February 6, 1998.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives,
and the members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.
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