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CT HJ00018
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/17/2019
Primary Sponsor
Government Administration and Elections Committee
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AI Summary
- Connecticut General Assembly expresses sympathy and condolences on the passing of George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, born June 12, 1924, in Milton, Massachusetts, and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut
- Honors Bush's military service in World War II, during which he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1942 at age 18, logged 1,228 flight hours and 58 combat missions, and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Navy Air Medal with two gold stars
- Recognizes his extensive career in public service, including two terms as U.S. Representative from Texas, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1971–1973), Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office in China (1974), CIA Director (1976), Vice President under Ronald Reagan for eight years, and election as President in 1988
- Highlights key presidential accomplishments including overseeing the end of the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Persian Gulf War, negotiation of NAFTA, and enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
- Directs the clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to the Bush family as an expression of high esteem
Legislative Description
Resolution Commemorating The Life Of Former President George H.w. Bush.
Last Action
File Number 586
4/10/2019
Committee Referrals
Government Administration and Elections1/17/2019
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