For Immediate Release: May 27, 1998

San Francisco – House Majority Leader Dick Armey will speak on "Freedom and Responsibility: The Role Values Play in Shaping Public Policy " at the 7^th Annual Speaker of National Prominence Dinner Friday, May 29, 1998 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lakeview Club in Oakland.

"We are honored to have such a distinguished legislator as this year’s Speaker of National Prominence," said Sally Pipes, President and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, joint sponsor of the annual event with the Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies.

First elected to Congress in 1984, Congressman Armey represents the 26^th District of Texas. He is an advocate of policies based on free markets and limited government. Rep. Armey has promoted reformation of the public housing system, advancement of free market initiatives in U.S. farm policy, closure of more than 100 obsolete military bases nationwide and passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Rep. Armey was the principal author of the "Contract with America," which lead to the election of a Republican majority in Congress for the first time in 76 years. He was elected to his current position as House Majority Leader at the beginning of the 104^th Congress.

Past Speakers of National Prominence have included Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman, former U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin, Honorable Judge Robert H. Bork, Weekly Standard Editor William Kristol and Ward Connerly, ounder of the American Civil Rights Institute.

If you would like to attend this event, please R.S.V.P. to Jennifer Berkowitz at (415) 989-0833.

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The Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility. The Institute believes these principles are best encouraged through policies that emphasize a free economy, private initiative, and limited government. By focusing on public policy issues such as health care, welfare, education, and the environment, the Institute strives to foster a better understanding of the principles of a free society among leaders in government, academia, the media, and the business community.