IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 250 
Honoring Dr. Edwin J. Feulner on the occasion of his 30th anniversary 
as President of the Heritage Foundation. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2007 
Mr. HENSARLING (for himself, Mr. PENCE, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mr. SHADEGG) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring Dr. Edwin J. Feulner on the occasion of his 30th 
anniversary as President of the Heritage Foundation. 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner was born in Chicago, Illinois, 
on August 12, 1941; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner graduated from Regis College 
in 1963; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner received a Masters in Busi-
ness Administration from the University of Pennsylvania 
in 1964, a Richard Weaver Fellowship to the London 
School of Economics in 1965, and a Ph.D. from the Uni-
versity of Edinburgh; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has served as treasurer and 
president of The Mont Pelerin Society; 
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Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner inspired by the great conserv-
ative minds of Russell Kirk, William F. Buckley, Milton 
Friedman, and Friedrich A. Hayek, co-founded the Phila-
delphia Society in 1964; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner served as an important mem-
ber of the staff of both Congressman Melvin Laird—in-
cluding serving as his ‘‘confidential assistant’’ when 
President Richard Nixon nominated Melvin Laird to be 
his Secretary of Defense—and Congressman Phil Crane; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has been a Heritage Founda-
tion Trustee since 1973; 
Whereas Edwin J. Feulner, as executive director from 1974– 
1977, transformed the Republican Study Committee into 
a major force in the House of Representatives, the Re-
publican Party, and the Washington political community; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner became President of the Her-
itage Foundation on June 1, 1977; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner, as President of the Heritage 
Foundation, transformed the organization into what has 
been described as the ‘‘crown jewel’’ of the conservative 
movement by his strong leadership and keen ability to 
market policy; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner encouraged the Heritage 
Foundation to publish ‘‘Mandate for Leadership’’ which 
played a crucial role in getting the Reagan Administra-
tion off to a strong start in 1981; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner had the foresight to recognize 
the importance of the relationship of the United States 
with Asia, created the Asian Studies Center of the Herit-
age Foundation, and promoted understanding in Wash-
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ington, DC, of how a free and prosperous Asia is in the 
national interest of the United States; 
Whereas, since 1982, Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has been a 
staunch advocate of addressing the approaching financial 
crisis in the Social Security System through personal re-
tirement accounts; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has been a leading advocate 
of the implementation of a comprehensive missile-defense 
system, and was a crucial player in the formulation of 
the Strategic Defense Initiative of the Reagan Adminis-
tration; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner chaired the United States Ad-
visory Commission on Public Diplomacy and has played 
a crucial role in spreading America’s message around the 
world; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner served as Vice Chairman of 
the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax 
Reform (‘‘Kemp Commission’’) and as a member of the 
Congressional Commission on International Financial In-
stitutions (‘‘Meltzer Commission’’), the President’s Com-
mission on White House Fellows, the Secretary of State’s 
UNESCO Review Observation Panel, the Carlucci Com-
mission on Foreign Aid, and the congressionally-man-
dated Task Force on the United Nations; 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has played a critical role in 
many other of our Nation’s greatest legislative successes, 
such as the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which reformed the 
welfare system, and many of the tax cuts of the last 25 
years; 
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Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner was honored by President 
Ronald Reagan with the Presidential Citizens Medal—the 
citation of which noted ‘‘he has been the voice of reason 
and values in service to his country and the cause of free-
dom around the world’’; 
Whereas, through his leadership of the Heritage Foundation, 
Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has strived to build an America 
where freedom, opportunity, prosperity and civil society 
flourish; and 
Whereas Dr. Edwin J. Feulner has always felt a great sense 
of responsibility to the three things that matter most to 
him—his religion, his family, and the Conservative Move-
ment: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors 
Dr. Edwin J. Feulner on the occasion of his 30th anniver-
sary as President of the Heritage Foundation, and ex-
presses gratitude for his service to the United States of 
America. 
Æ 
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