[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 250 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 250

 Honoring Dr. Edwin J. Feulner on the occasion of his 30th anniversary 
                as President of the Heritage Foundation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2007

 Mr. Hensarling (for himself, Mr. Pence, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Shadegg) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                   on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring Dr. Edwin J. Feulner on the occasion of his 30th anniversary 
                as President of the Heritage Foundation.

Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 12, 1941;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner graduated from Regis College in 1963;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner received a Masters in Business Administration from 
        the University of Pennsylvania in 1964, a Richard Weaver Fellowship to 
        the London School of Economics in 1965, and a Ph.D. from the University 
        of Edinburgh;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has served as treasurer and president of The Mont 
        Pelerin Society;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner inspired by the great conservative minds of Russell 
        Kirk, William F. Buckley, Milton Friedman, and Friedrich A. Hayek, co-
        founded the Philadelphia Society in 1964;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner served as an important member of the staff of both 
        Congressman Melvin Laird--including serving as his ``confidential 
        assistant'' when President Richard Nixon nominated Melvin Laird to be 
        his Secretary of Defense--and Congressman Phil Crane;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has been a Heritage Foundation Trustee since 1973;
Whereas Edwin J. Feulner, as executive director from 1974-1977, transformed the 
        Republican Study Committee into a major force in the House of 
        Representatives, the Republican Party, and the Washington political 
        community;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner became President of the Heritage Foundation on June 
        1, 1977;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner, as President of the Heritage Foundation, 
        transformed the organization into what has been described as the ``crown 
        jewel'' of the conservative movement by his strong leadership and keen 
        ability to market policy;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner encouraged the Heritage Foundation to publish 
        ``Mandate for Leadership'' which played a crucial role in getting the 
        Reagan Administration off to a strong start in 1981;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner had the foresight to recognize the importance of 
        the relationship of the United States with Asia, created the Asian 
        Studies Center of the Heritage Foundation, and promoted understanding in 
        Washington, DC, of how a free and prosperous Asia is in the national 
        interest of the United States;
Whereas, since 1982, Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has been a staunch advocate of 
        addressing the approaching financial crisis in the Social Security 
        System through personal retirement accounts;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has been a leading advocate of the implementation 
        of a comprehensive missile-defense system, and was a crucial player in 
        the formulation of the Strategic Defense Initiative of the Reagan 
        Administration;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner chaired the United States Advisory Commission on 
        Public Diplomacy and has played a crucial role in spreading America's 
        message around the world;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner served as Vice Chairman of the National Commission 
        on Economic Growth and Tax Reform (``Kemp Commission'') and as a member 
        of the Congressional Commission on International Financial Institutions 
        (``Meltzer Commission''), the President's Commission on White House 
        Fellows, the Secretary of State's UNESCO Review Observation Panel, the 
        Carlucci Commission on Foreign Aid, and the congressionally-mandated 
        Task Force on the United Nations;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has played a critical role in many other of our 
        Nation's greatest legislative successes, such as the Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which 
        reformed the welfare system, and many of the tax cuts of the last 25 
        years;
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner was honored by President Ronald Reagan with the 
        Presidential Citizens Medal--the citation of which noted ``he has been 
        the voice of reason and values in service to his country and the cause 
        of freedom around the world'';
Whereas, through his leadership of the Heritage Foundation, Dr. Edwin J. Feulner 
        has strived to build an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity 
        and civil society flourish; and
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has always felt a great sense of responsibility to 
        the three things that matter most to him--his religion, his family, and 
        the Conservative Movement: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives honors Dr. Edwin J. 
Feulner on the occasion of his 30th anniversary as President of the 
Heritage Foundation, and expresses gratitude for his service to the 
United States of America.
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