110 HRES 250 IH: Honoring Dr. Edwin J. Feulner on the U.S. House of Representatives 2007-03-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 250 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 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

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.