PRINTER'S NO. 1275
No. 215 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, FAIRCHILD, SOLOBAY, GILLESPIE, ADOLPH,
ARGALL, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP,
BOYD, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN,
COSTA, COX, CREIGHTON, CURRY, CUTLER, DALEY, DALLY, DeLUCA,
DePASQUALE, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT,
FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE,
GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART,
HARPER, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL,
HUTCHINSON, JAMES, M. KELLER, W. KELLER, KENNEY, KILLION,
KING, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, LEACH, MACKERETH, MAHONEY, MAJOR,
MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN,
METCALFE, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MOYER, MUNDY, MURT,
MUSTIO, MYERS, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PEIFER,
PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAMALEY, RAPP,
READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROEBUCK, ROHRER, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SEIP, SIPTROTH,
McILVAINE SMITH, K. SMITH, M. SMITH, SONNEY, STAIRS, STERN,
R. STEVENSON, SURRA, SWANGER, TRUE, TURZAI, VEREB,
VULAKOVICH, WALKO, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 18, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 18, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating September 12, 2007, as "Emergency Responder Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, On September 11, 2001, al Qaeda terrorists hijacked
4 and intentionally flew two planes into the twin towers of the
5 World Trade Center in Manhattan and hijacked and crashed a third
6 aircraft into the United States Department of Defense
7 headquarters at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia; and
8 WHEREAS, The first battle of the global war on terrorism took
9 place in the skies over Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and was
1 ultimately won by the heroism of the passengers aboard United
2 Airlines Flight 93 who courageously fought to regain control of
3 the plane and prevented further death and destruction; and
4 WHEREAS, These attacks claimed nearly 3,000 innocent lives,
5 including many emergency responders who unselfishly answered the
6 call to duty; and
7 WHEREAS, On September 12, 2001, the emergency responder
8 community of our great nation took pause to reflect upon the
9 heroic efforts of their fellow emergency responders who were
10 killed in the line of duty during the attacks of 9/11; and
11 WHEREAS, Their acts of courage and sacrifice for our country
12 are worthy of acknowledgment and commendation, and they shall
13 remain in our hearts and minds forever, their remembrance
14 continuing to be passed on to future generations; therefore be
15 it
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
17 September 12, 2007, as "Emergency Responder Day" in
18 Pennsylvania, setting aside this day as a day of gratitude and
19 profound respect for all past and present firefighters, public
20 safety providers, ambulance drivers, emergency medical
21 technicians, emergency dispatchers, first response teams, police
22 officers and all emergency and disaster responders in this
23 Commonwealth and affirming that these heroes help our citizens
24 every day in extraordinary ways.
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