PRINTER'S NO. 1560

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

No.

150

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY DALEY, O'NEAL, PICKETT, JAMES, BRENNAN, BOROWSKI,

MADDEN, PIELLI, McANDREW, GIRAL, MARCELL, GUENST,

SCHLOSSBERG, CERRATO, HILL-EVANS, KHAN, ROZZI, SANCHEZ,

Friday Agreement.

WHEREAS, The 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement

has been reached, and while there are still some outstanding

issues, the Good Friday Agreement has been a considerable

success; and

WHEREAS, There are still people alive on the island of

Ireland today because of the continuous bipartisan support for

the Good Friday Agreement over the last 25 years of state

legislators, successive United States Presidents, the United

States Senate, the United States House of Representatives and

breakthrough that provided Ireland with a political framework to

address its future; and

WHEREAS, The Good Friday Agreement acknowledged the right of

directing political traditions to pursue the goals of remaining

part of the United Kingdom and of Irish Unity; and

WHEREAS, The Good Friday Agreement demonstrated democratic

and peaceful means of resolving differences; and

WHEREAS, We recognize the British and Irish Governments'

ongoing support and implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

as it is the irrevocable foundation of the peace process,

the rights of all sections of the community; and

WHEREAS, Members of both political parties in the United

States came together to support the Good Friday Agreement; and

WHEREAS, On March 17, during the annual celebration of the

feast of Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, Irish Americans

join with men, women and children of all ethnic origins and for

one day become Irish and celebrate Saint Patrick, and this year

we also celebrate and give thanks for the 25th anniversary of

the Good Friday Agreement; and

WHEREAS, This year also marks the 175th anniversary of the

WHEREAS, In one lifetime, Meagher ran for election to city

council in Waterford, Ireland, led the rebellion for freedom

from British rule in Ireland in 1848, was sentenced to death,

which was commuted to transportation for life in prison in

Australia, from where he escaped and became a brigadier general

in the 69th Regiment of the famous 'Fighting Irish Brigade' and

fought in some of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil

War, including Fredericksburg and Antietam; and

WHEREAS, Meagher also became a friend of President Abraham

Lincoln and went on to become the acting governor of Montana and

RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to

the Governor, the presiding officers of each house of Congress

and to each member of Congress from Pennsylvania, the chair of

the American Irish State Legislators Caucus, Senator Mark Daly,

the 24th Chair of the Senate of Ireland and to the National

cochairs of the American Irish State Legislators Caucus: