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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 881 

Honoring the life and mourning the death of John Berthoud, Ph.D. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 17, 2007 

Mr. TANNER (for himself and Mr. SHADEGG) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life and mourning the death of John Berthoud, 

Ph.D. 

Whereas John Berthoud devoted his life to the field of public 

policy and the arena of politics, having taken an interest 

in both since he was a child; 

Whereas John Berthoud made important contributions to the 

scholarship of fiscal affairs while earning his doctorate 

degree in Political Economy at Yale University; 

Whereas John Berthoud ably continued to serve the academic 

community as an Adjunct Lecturer at George Washington University, teaching graduate-level courses that 

inspired hundreds of young people to pursue careers in 

budgetary policy and politics; 


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Whereas John Berthoud made vast contributions to the public debate over the proper role of government in our society, through his leadership role at the Alexis 

deTocqueville Institution; 

Whereas John Berthoud was a vital and active advocate for 

fiscal discipline at the State level, having served as Legislative Director for Tax and Fiscal Policy with the American Legislative Exchange Council; 

Whereas John Berthoud was considered a true opinion leader 

among his peers, serving on the Board of the American 

Conservative Union and as Contributing Editor to 

Human Events; 

Whereas John Berthoud was an irreplaceable force in the formation of taxpayer groups abroad, through his travels to 

dozens of countries and as Treasurer and Vice President 

for the World Taxpayers Associations; 

Whereas John Berthoud’s leadership as President of the National Taxpayers Union (‘‘NTU’’) and National Taxpayers Union Foundation (‘‘NTUF’’) for the past decade 

immeasurably advanced the cause of a fiscally responsible 

and accountable government; 

Whereas John Berthoud’s selfless and countless personal sacrifices on behalf of the entire staff of the NTU and 

NTUF earned the respect and devotion of his colleagues, 

who in turn renewed their dedication to NTU and 

NTUF; and 

Whereas John Berthoud’s untimely passing at the age of 45 

has resulted in an outpouring of condolences as well as 

fond remembrances from hundreds of members of the political and public policy community: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) mourns the tragically short, but truly rich 

2 life of John Berthoud, a friend, mentor, colleague, 

3 and tireless warrior on behalf of taxpayers; 

4 (2) offers condolences to John Berthoud’s fam5 ily and all others who knew this remarkable man; 

6 and 

7 (3) recognizes that John Berthoud’s legacy will 

8 live on in the civil discourse and civic participation 

9 he fostered among so many who admired him. 

10 SEC. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives 

11 shall transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the 

12 family of John Berthoud. 

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