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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1089 

Honoring the life of Milton Friedman. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 5, 2006 

Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. MACK, Mr. 

FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. 

SESSIONS, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. PETRI, Mr. PENCE, 

Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. RENZI, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, 

Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. KING of Iowa, 

Mr. AKIN, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. BASS, Mr. KUHL of New 

York, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. CANNON, Ms. FOXX, Mr. OXLEY, 

Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. CARTER, 

Mr. CONAWAY, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MCHENRY, 

Mr. MCKEON, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. 

BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. HALL, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. 

SHADEGG, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. 

FRELINGHUYSEN, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Mr. WICKER, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. 

GILLMOR, and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life of Milton Friedman. 

Whereas Milton Friedman earned a degree in economics from 

Rutgers University, and later earned a master’s degree 

from the University of Chicago and a doctorate degree 

from Columbia University; 

Whereas Doctor Milton Friedman is widely regarded as the 

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oper of the theory of monetarism that stresses the central 

importance of the quantity of money as an instrument of 

government policy and as a determinant of business cycles and inflation; 

Whereas Doctor Friedman’s writings and ideas have influenced Presidents, other world leaders, entrepreneurs, and 

students of economics, and he gave himself generously to 

public service as an economic adviser to Senator Barry 

Goldwater’s campaign for the presidency in 1964, Richard Nixon’s presidential campaign in 1968, the Nixon 

Administration, Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign, and the Reagan Administration as a member of 

President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board; 

Whereas Doctor Friedman is a 1976 Nobel Laureate economist and received the John Bates Clark Medal in 1951 

honoring the top economists under the age of forty, the 

Grand Cordon of the First Class Order of the Sacred 

Treasure by the Japanese government in 1986, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988, the National Medal 

of Science in 1988, and honorary degrees from universities in the United States, Japan, Israel, and Guatemala; 

Whereas Doctor Friedman’s ideas were the model for the free 

market reforms undertaken in eastern European countries as they emerged from communist domination in the 

early 1990s, helping extend the blessings of prosperity to 

millions who had long been denied them; 

Whereas Doctor Friedman was a prolific producer of both 

scholarly and popular articles, essays, books, and broadcast media, including the books Capitalism and Freedom 

and Free to Choose, tri-weekly columns for Newsweek, 


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commentaries in the Wall Street Journal, and two multipart Public Broadcasting Service television series; 

Whereas Doctor Friedman was one of the world’s foremost 

champions of liberty, not just in economics but in all respects; 

Whereas Doctor Friedman will be remembered both as one of 

the most influential economists in history and as one of 

the twentieth century’s greatest heroes of freedom; and 

Whereas Doctor Milton Friedman died on November 16, 

2006, in San Francisco, California, at the age of 94 of 

heart failure: Now, therefore be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the 

2 occasion of the death of Doctor Milton Friedman— 

3 (1) mourns Doctor Friedman’s passing and ex4 presses its deepest condolences to his family, includ5 ing his widow Rose Friedman, who is herself an ac6 complished economist and was instrumental in co7 authoring some of his major works; and 

8 (2) honors Doctor Friedman’s lifetime of 

9 achievements and recognizes his outstanding con10 tributions to freedom, the study of economics, the 

11 United States of America, and the world. 

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