On the recordFebruary 9, 2011
I want to thank my colleague from California for hosting us out there recently at the Reagan library. What an inspiration it was to be at the Reagan library and to understand what President Reagan did and the man, Ronald Reagan, did for liberty, not just in the United States but also around the world. Today, I join my colleagues in honoring one of my true heroes, Ronald Reagan. It's fitting that we pay tribute to Reagan during a time when conservatives are once again waging battle against dangerous and out-of-control Federal spending. President Reagan understood the dangers of government expansion all too well. In his famous ``A Time for Choosing'' speech, he called America to action because, ``If we lose freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth.'' This was our ``rendezvous with destiny.'' As we in the Congress who uphold Reagan's values continue toward that rendezvous with destiny, we should keep Reagan's thoughts about government at the forefronts of our minds. As I walk the Halls of Congress, his words reverberate in my ears every day that ``man is not free unless government is limited.''
