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Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, August
4th Young Americans for Freedom (YAF)
will hold its National Convention in Newport
Beach, California. At this event the organization
will honor two fine people. Mr. Tom Phillips,
Chairman of Phillips International, will receive
the organization’s highest award, the
Guardian of Freedom. Mr. Phillips has been a
strong supporter of YAF and is involved in various
other entities engaged in the fight for liberty.
As publisher of “Human Events,” he has
helped to further a publication steeped in the
tradition of freedom. Mr. Phillips has also
shown a particular interest in the kind of private
preservation activities I so frequently advocate.
Rather than leave it to the taxpayers
to fund and the federal government to manage,
Mr. Phillips has personally helped to fund
the preservation of President Reagan’s Ranch
by the Young America’s Foundation so that it
might be used as a training ground for young
people dedicated to the individual liberty which
President Reagan spoke of so often.
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Also, at this event, Mr. William Rusher will
receive a lifetime achievement award. Mr.
Rusher was instrumental in the founding of
YAF in 1960 around those set of principles
enunciated in the Sharon Statement, a great
document explicating the philosophy of freedom.
In addition, Mr. Rusher was instrumental
in many other important activities such as the
Draft Goldwater Committee and the National
Review Magazine.
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Mr. Speaker, I wanted to take this opportunity
to honor YAF as it prepares for its 41st
year of training young men and women in the
philosophy of freedom and holds its National
Convention, as well as to offer my congratulations
to these honorees.
