IV 
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. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, 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 
leader of the Chicago School of economics, and the devel-
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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 cy-
cles and inflation; 
Whereas Doctor Friedman’s writings and ideas have influ-
enced 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, Rich-
ard Nixon’s presidential campaign in 1968, the Nixon 
Administration, Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential cam-
paign, and the Reagan Administration as a member of 
President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board; 
Whereas Doctor Friedman is a 1976 Nobel Laureate econo-
mist 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 Presi-
dential Medal of Freedom in 1988, the National Medal 
of Science in 1988, and honorary degrees from univer-
sities in the United States, Japan, Israel, and Guate-
mala; 
Whereas Doctor Friedman’s ideas were the model for the free 
market reforms undertaken in eastern European coun-
tries 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 broad-
cast 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 multi- 
part 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 re-
spects; 
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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives, on the 
occasion of the death of Doctor Milton Friedman— 
(1) mourns Doctor Friedman’s passing and ex-
presses its deepest condolences to his family, includ-
ing his widow Rose Friedman, who is herself an ac-
complished economist and was instrumental in co- 
authoring some of his major works; and 
(2) honors Doctor Friedman’s lifetime of 
achievements and recognizes his outstanding con-
tributions to freedom, the study of economics, the 
United States of America, and the world. 
Æ 
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