Reference Title: national airport; Ronald Reagan.

A MEMORIAL
URGING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO REDESIGNATE WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT AS "RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT".

To the Congress of the United States:

Your memorialist respectfully represents:

Whereas, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the fortieth president of the United States, was one of this nation's greatest and most beloved presidents and a true world leader; and

Whereas, through his leadership and dedication to principle, President Reagan ushered in a new era of sustained peace, prosperity, optimism and freedom for both our nation and much of the world; and

Whereas, President Reagan established fiscal policies that invigorated the American economy, stimulating growth, employment and investment while curbing federal spending, inflation and interest and tax rates; and

Whereas, when confronted by increasingly tense relations with the former Soviet Union, President Reagan implemented a policy of "peace through strength" that restored national security, ensured peace and paved the way for the successful end of the Cold War; and

Whereas, in 1986 President Reagan persuaded Congress to end the inefficiency and expense resulting from federal ownership of Washington National Airport and to transfer control to an independent state-level authority. This paved the way for long overdue airport modernization projects, including construction of the airport's new terminal; and

Whereas, legislation (H.R. 2625 and S. 1297) is pending in both houses of Congress that would redesignate Washington National Airport as "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport". Renaming the travel gateway into the nation's capital after Ronald Reagan is a fitting tribute to his legacy of leadership and prosperity.

Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, prays:

1. That the Congress of the United States redesignate Washington National Airport as "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport" in recognition of President Reagan's exceptional leadership on behalf of the citizens of this nation and all freedom-loving people throughout the world.

2. That the Congress of the United States expedite the legislation that would effect this redesignation so that the dedication can be completed before February 6, 1998, Ronald Reagan's eighty-seventh birthday.

3. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit copies of this Memorial to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.