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Oklahoma
State Senate
Communications Division
State Capitol
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105
For Immediate Release: February 7, 2011
Sen. Cliff Branan
Senate honors 100th Anniversary of President Reagan’s birth
In one of its first orders of business for the 2011 Legislative
Session, the State Senate unanimously approved Senate Resolution
2 honoring the life of the country’s 40th President, Ronald
Reagan, and recognizing the 100th anniversary of his birth. The
resolution, by Sen. Cliff Branan, also designates February 6-12,
2011 as “Ronald Reagan Week” in the State of Oklahoma.
“President Reagan dedicated his life to serving freedom and
helping others whether it was as an entertainer, union leader, governor
or President,” said Branan, R-Oklahoma City. “As President,
he inherited a disillusioned nation shackled by rampant inflation
and high unemployment, but through bipartisanship he enacted a bold
agenda that helped restore accountability and common sense to government,
which led to unprecedented economic expansion and opportunity for
millions of Americans.”
Reagan was elected as the 40th President of the United States in
1981 and served two terms in the White House. In the election for
his second term, he received three-fifths of the country’s
votes and was victorious in 49 of the 50 states in the general election
– a record unsurpassed in the history of American presidential
elections.
“As a country, we need to remember President Reagan and the
many contributions he made to our country through his active social
policy agenda for the nation’s children, his commitment to
our armed forces and his vision of ‘peace through strength’,”
said Branan. “We have and continue to face the worst economic
downfall in our country’s history. We must remember what President
Reagan taught us. We need bold vision and ideas like his in order
to help restore our country.”
For more information contact:
Sen. Branan: (405) 521-5543
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