[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 151 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 151

     Honoring the life and expressing condolences of the House of 
           Representatives on the passing of Paul M. Weyrich.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2009

Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Tiahrt, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Pitts, 
Mr. Harper, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. 
Chaffetz, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
 Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Pence, Mr. Cole, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Franks of 
Arizona, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, 
   Mr. Burgess, Mr. Akin, Mr. Culberson, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Daniel E. 
    Lungren of California, Mr. Posey, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
 Sensenbrenner) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
          to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Honoring the life and expressing condolences of the House of 
           Representatives on the passing of Paul M. Weyrich.

Whereas Paul Weyrich was born and raised in Racine, Wisconsin, and became 
        enamored with the political system as a student at the University of 
        Wisconsin-Madison;
Whereas, after a short stint as a news reporter, Mr. Weyrich came to Congress in 
        1966 to serve on the staffs of Senators Gordon L. Allot, of Colorado, 
        and Carl T. Curtis, of Nebraska, handling press relations and other 
        assignments;
Whereas, as the original President of the Heritage Foundation, Mr. Weyrich 
        established a respectable and reasoned conservative voice in American 
        public policy and political debates;
Whereas, as a pioneer of the modern conservative movement, Mr. Weyrich stood as 
        a vocal defender of economic and religious freedom, and established the 
        Free Congress Research and Education Foundation to rally conservatives 
        to the defense of traditional Judeo-Christian values;
Whereas Mr. Weyrich was a true visionary in outreach efforts, launching a 
        television network, training grassroots activists, and influencing both 
        politics and policy; and
Whereas Mr. Weyrich's perseverance in the promotion of his philosophy inspired 
        thousands of Americans to dedicate their own cause to protect liberty 
        and secure America's future: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives expresses--
            (1) gratitude to Paul M. Weyrich's for his significant 
        contributions to the conservative movement and for promoting a 
        capitalist, democratic vision for the world; and
            (2) profound sorrow at the death of Mr. Weyrich and 
        condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Mr. 
        Weyrich.
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