[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 551 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 551

   Honoring National Review magazine on its 50th anniversary for its 
           contribution to the national political discourse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 2005

Mr. Pence (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Feeney, 
Mr. Sessions, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Kline, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Cole 
 of Oklahoma, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. 
 McHenry, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
Mr. Issa, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Goode, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Ryan of 
 Wisconsin, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
 Mr. Pitts, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Cannon, Mr. 
Hensarling, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Akin, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Jo 
 Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. Royce, Mr. Herger, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
  Mr. Burgess, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
  Stearns, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Norwood, 
 Mrs. Musgrave, Ms. Hart, and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Honoring National Review magazine on its 50th anniversary for its 
           contribution to the national political discourse.

Whereas National Review was founded in November 1955 by William F. Buckley, Jr., 
        who famously stated in the premier issue that the magazine ``stands 
        athwart history, yelling Stop'', to provide a respectable and reasoned 
        conservative voice in American public policy and political debates;
Whereas National Review became an established journal due largely to the 
        editorial direction and determination of William F. Buckley, Jr., and 
        other distinguished intellectuals who participated in its launch and 
        early years; and, over subsequent years, National Review reaffirmed its 
        status as a leading journal by publishing writers of immense influence, 
        such as Milton Friedman, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, George Will, 
        and many others;
Whereas National Review, through its half-century of publishing provocative and 
        profound commentaries on public events and figures and sharp analysis of 
        foreign and domestic affairs, culture, politics, and the economy, is the 
        benchmark for conservative public discourse on America and the world;
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., by virtue of his distinct personality, talents, 
        good humor, and good will, has been recognized as the first public 
        conservative intellectual in post-war America, and, furthermore, has 
        fostered an entire generation of conservative scholars, academics, and 
        writers;
Whereas National Review is regarded as the catalyst of the modern American 
        conservative movement, playing a central role in the creation of the 
        ``Draft Goldwater'' movement and the ``Reagan Revolution'', and is 
        considered a prime intellectual force in the long but successful 
        campaign to bring about the demise of communist tyranny in Europe;
Whereas National Review has succeeded in its mission to pronounce, distill, and 
        refine conservative principles, and it has set the conservative standard 
        in national and international debates over the last 50 years;
Whereas National Review is currently the largest conservative opinion magazine; 
        and
Whereas William F. Buckley, Jr., editor emeritus, soon to celebrate his 80th 
        birthday, continues to be a powerful influence on National Review and 
        numerous conservative writers and policy-makers associated with the 
        magazine: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors National Review magazine on its 50th 
        anniversary;
            (2) praises William F. Buckley, Jr., for his vanguard 
        efforts to articulate a conservative vision for America and a 
        capitalist, democratic vision for the whole world; and
            (3) recognizes the incalculable contributions National 
        Review has made to the national political discourse and the 
        intellectual fabric of America.
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