Ron Lewis: “I rise today to mourn the death of President Ronald Reagan and to pass along the thoughts and prayers of the people of…”

“I rise today to mourn the death of President Ronald Reagan and to pass along the thoughts and prayers of the people of the Second District of Kentucky to the Reagan family. So much of President Reagan's life was dedicated to public service. From the summer shores of his Illinois hometown to the silver screens of Hollywood, to Sacramento, Washington, D.C., and his final heroic battle with Alzheimer's disease, President Reagan's vision and confident leadership continues to inspire national spirit, improving quality of life in the United States and extending freedom and democracy across the globe. During his inaugural address in 1981, President Reagan remarked, "We are too great a Nation to limit ourselves to a small dream." His dream, family, work, neighborhood, peace, and freedom embodied the hopes of millions of Americans, shepherding the Nation into economic recovery and renewed national pride while demonstrating an uncompromising moral leadership abroad that brought communism to its knees. He was a man whose love for his country stirred the spirit of his countrymen to a new age of patriotism and pride in America. His keen understanding of right and wrong, good and evil provided the leadership needed to defeat an Evil Empire. His was an exemplary life, uniquely American, and worthy of the love and admiration of so many men and women across the world. May he rest in peace.”