Bill Text: PA HR341 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the month of June 2009 as the "Month of Peace and Reconciliation" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-11)

Status: (Passed) 2009-06-09 - Adopted [HR341 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR341-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2041
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 341 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY WHEATLEY, BEYER, BISHOP, BRENNAN, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, DiGIROLAMO, FRANKEL, GEIST, HENNESSEY, JOHNSON, MAJOR, McCALL, MILLARD, PALLONE, PARKER, PASHINSKI, PAYTON, READSHAW, SAINATO, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, WALKO, WATERS AND GEORGE, JUNE 9, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 9, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of June 2009 as the "Month of Peace and
Reconciliation" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The only way to take back our streets from crime,
drugs, violence and other serious issues is with a coordinated
and systematic effort which includes individuals, grass-roots
organizations, faith-based organizations, peace activists and
law enforcement and government officials of all levels; and
WHEREAS, These groups must work together to send a clear
message to all the residents of political subdivisions, this
Commonwealth and this nation that we are mobilizing, that we are
unifying the people and the resources available to us and that
we are ready to tackle these issues; and
WHEREAS, Only in this way, by working together, can we
initiate real change, shift attention away from unimportant
distractions and bring the focus back to the shared problems
which all of us face in every region of this great nation; and
WHEREAS, If we start now, we can slowly reverse the downward
spirals in our communities and begin to build solid nurturing
foundations in the neighborhoods where we live, work, play, go
to school and raise our families, and we can pay respect to all
our citizens, both young and old; and
WHEREAS, These serious issues affect all of us, regardless of
race, religion, ancestry, age, sex, national origin or
disability; and
WHEREAS, Only by overcoming these self-imposed boundaries and
working together will we ever see our world change for the
better; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
month of June 2009 as the "Month of Peace and Reconciliation" in
Pennsylvania.
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