[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1132]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 29, 2008

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise before you today to honor 
David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Carlyle 
Group, an American private equity firm. Born and raised in Baltimore, 
David Rubenstein graduated from Baltimore City College and went on to 
graduate magna cum laude from Duke University and earn his law degree 
from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was an editor of 
the Chicago Law Review. Prior to founding The Carlyle Group, David 
served as the Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy 
during the Carter Administration.
  Most recently, David has become more well-known thanks to a Sotheby's 
auction item he purchased in December. On December 17, 2008, with a 
winning bid of over $21 million, David acquired the last copy of the 
Magna Carta remaining in the United States. The original Magna Carta, 
first signed in Britain in 1215, established the rights of the English 
citizens and placed checks on the power of the ruling monarch. Our own 
U.S. Constitution incorporates ideas and phrases almost directly from 
this historic document. The copy David purchased in December is a copy 
from 1297 when it was signed into law by the British Parliament.
  Since 1985, it has been displayed at the National Archives as part of 
the Charters of Freedom exhibit, alongside the original Declaration of 
Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights. David has 
announced that the copy will continue to be housed at the National 
Archives in Washington, DC.
  David is an active member of several Boards of Directors or Trustees, 
including Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, University of 
Chicago, Lincoln and Kennedy Centers for the Performing Arts, and the 
Council on Foreign Relations. David is also a member of The Business 
Council, the Madison Council of the Library of Congress, the Trilateral 
Commission and the National Advisory Committee of J.P. Morgan Chase and 
the Washington Economic Club, of which he is President-elect.
  In addition to his extensive involvement in numerous organizations, 
David is also active in philanthropy. He has made significant 
contributions and donations to the John F. Kennedy School of Government 
at Harvard University, Duke's Terry Stanford Institute of Public 
Policy, the Lincoln Center and the Johns Hopkins Medical System here in 
Maryland.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join with me today to honor David M. 
Rubenstein. His legacy as a leader in policy and finance will be 
matched only by his devotion to philanthropic projects. It is with 
great pride that I congratulate David Rubenstein on his exemplary 
career in business, law and government.

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