Woodall Issues Statement in Honor of President Ronald Reagan's 100th Birthday

Statement

On Friday, February 04, 2011, Congressman Woodall issued the following statement in honor of President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday:

"The time before President Reagan took office was rife with civil discord, foreign policy failures, economic travails and a general feeling of despondency. The hour is always blackest before the dawn, however, and President Reagan's leadership ushered in a new "dawn'for America. Reagan was a catalyst for change across the political landscape: from cultural reform to revolutionary defense and economic policies."

"President Reagan's centennial birthday comes at a time when Americans are skeptical of their leadership--and rightly so. As a distressed nation calls for change, I believe our leadership can look to Reagan as a beacon of optimism and an example of the good that can come when America sticks to its founding principles. I hope my fellow Georgians will join me in celebrating the life of a man who understood what it meant to lead in the face of criticism and who, as a result, was able to return this nation to a path of victory and prosperity."

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