[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 57 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                      TRIBUTE TO ``HUMAN EVENTS''

  (Mr. ROKITA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend a publication that 
has played a central role in shaping the ideas that have powered the 
conservative movement for decades.
  Launched in 1944, Human Events is the Nation's oldest conservative 
newsweekly. In 1961, a rising star by the name of Ronald Reagan began 
reading Human Events. He enjoyed it so much that throughout his 
Presidency he would receive the very first issue each week hot off the 
presses.
  Back in 1992, I was honored to serve as an intern for Human Events, 
where I worked closely with political editor John Gizzi, whom I 
consider a good friend. This week, Human Events relaunched its print 
edition with a new format and expanded Washington coverage.
  Conservatives have long depended upon Human Events to carry out its 
mission, which is to analyze events through the eyes that favor limited 
constitutional government, local self-government, free enterprise, and 
individual freedom. That is a mission I wholeheartedly support.
  I commend Human Events to you, Mr. Speaker, and to this entire body.

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