[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 164--HONORING THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION ON THE OCCASION 
                        OF ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

  Mr. LEE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 164

       Whereas, in 1972, the Heritage Foundation was conceived by 
     Dr. Edwin J. Feulner and Paul Weyrich to deliver timely and 
     persuasive research to Congress with facts, data, and sound 
     arguments on behalf of conservative principles;
       Whereas on February 16, 1973, the Heritage Foundation 
     opened its doors with the support of the Coors, Noble, and 
     Scaife families and grew to become the most influential and 
     most broadly supported conservative think tank in the United 
     States;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation has played a critical role 
     in many great legislative successes in the United States over 
     the past 5 decades;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation published the 1,093-page 
     ``Mandate for Leadership'' in 1981, which served as a 
     ``policy bible'' for President Ronald Reagan, including the 
     1981 tax cuts that ignited the biggest economic boom in 
     United States history;
       Whereas, in 1982, the Heritage Foundation published the 
     first comprehensive study outlining a missile defense system 
     to defend the United States from nuclear missile attack, and 
     6 months later, President Ronald Reagan made his historic 
     speech calling for a strategic defense initiative to protect 
     the United States;
       Whereas, in 1988, the Heritage Foundation authored its 
     first candidate briefing book, which has become an essential 
     tool to help frame policy debates;
       Whereas, in 1995, the Heritage Foundation hosted its first 
     ``New Member Conference'' to educate freshmen members of 
     Congress, a program that takes place every 2 years before the 
     new Congress takes office;
       Whereas research by the Heritage Foundation formed the 
     basis of welfare reform in the 1990s that would result in 
     more than 5,000,000 people in the United States leaving 
     welfare and finding work, and reducing African American child 
     poverty to historic lows;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation created the Meese Center 
     for Legal and Judicial Studies, headed by former Attorney 
     General Ed Meese, to create greater appreciation for the role 
     of the Constitution of the United States, and, in 2005, 
     published ``The Heritage Guide to the Constitution'', which 
     was the first examination of each and every line of the 
     Constitution of the United States since the definitive study 
     of Joseph Story in the mid-19th century;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation has promoted an originalist 
     judicial philosophy, and trained and supported lawyers and 
     judges with an originalist approach to the Constitution of 
     the United States;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation established the Kathryn and 
     Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and 
     Foreign Policy to provide expert research and analysis of 
     issues dealing with foreign policy, international relations, 
     global economics, and national security;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation has published such 
     influential indexes as--
       (1) the Index of United States Military Strength;
       (2) the Index of Economic Freedom;
       (3) the Election Integrity Scorecard; and
       (4) the Education Freedom Report Card;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation has consistently fought to 
     defend the dignity of every human life, for marriage, the 
     family (the foundation of society), and religious liberty;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation works tirelessly to grow 
     and serve the conservative movement through programs like the 
     Young Leaders Program and the Resource Bank, created in 1977 
     to forge a national network of conservative policy groups and 
     experts and, most recently, the Innovation Prize;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation supports conservative 
     organizations across the country and works to set the agenda 
     and advance conservative policies through its 2025 
     Presidential Transition Project;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation launched its own news site, 
     the Daily Signal, and has constantly expanded its reach on 
     social media to convey conservative views to the widest 
     possible audience;
       Whereas the Heritage Foundation launched its sister 
     organization, Heritage Action for America, to turn the 
     conservative policy proposals of the Heritage Foundation into 
     reality on Capitol Hill and build a grassroots community of 
     over 20,000 sentinels and 2,000,000 activists that hold 
     elected representatives accountable to the founding 
     principles of the United States;
       Whereas the Board of Trustees of the Heritage Foundation 
     has provided sound guidance since the establishment of the 
     Heritage Foundation and strengthened strategic planning 
     within the organization;
       Whereas Barb Van Andel-Gaby, the chairman of the Board, has 
     continued the legacy of service in her family with grace and 
     distinction and has been a trusted advisor to the leadership 
     of the Heritage Foundation; and
       Whereas for 50 years, the Heritage Foundation has worked 
     tirelessly to build a United States where freedom, 
     opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish, knowing 
     the people of the United States are best served by a 
     government that understands, honors, and respects virtuous 
     self-governance: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors the Heritage Foundation on the occasion of its 
     50th anniversary; and
       (2) expresses profound gratitude for the unfailing service 
     of the Heritage Foundation to the United States.

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