04/28-29/05 - Heritage Resource Bank, Miami, FLThe Heritage Foundation 28th Annual Resource Bank Meeting was held April 28-29 in Miami. Representing JMI at the conference were Board Chair Charles Hilton, Board member Rebecca Dunn, JMI Founder Stan Marshall, President Bob McClure and his wife, Julie, Administration Director Leann Lund, Membership Director Becky Liner, Policy Director Bob Sanchez and Public Affairs Director Matt Warner, as well as several JMI members from around the state.
JMI played a prominant role as the host State Policy Network member and sponsored a dessert reception for conference guests following the Krieble Lecture, which featured former United States Attorney Gnereal Edwin Meese III and Theodore B. Olson, the 42nd Solicitor General of the United States. In addition, JMI President Bob McClure was a panelist in a session on the Medicaid crisis and moderated a panel discussion on education reform.
Over five hundred men and women from the United States and forty foreign countries participated in the two day event. The theme of the conference was "Leading from Principle: Limiting Government and Expanding Freedom." Breakout sessions were held on topics including Social Security, Medicaid, property rights, school choice, tax reform, welfare reform, limited government and protection of the constitution. The Salvator Prize in American Citizenship was presented to the Mount Vernon Ladies Association for their long-standing efforts to protect and preserve the legacy of George Washington.
The Resource Bank provided JMI with representatives with an opportunity to network with think tank executives, public interest attorneys, policy experts and elected officials from around the country and the world. A number of JMI publications were on display, and copies of our recent studies on Florida's tax structure, privatization and Medicaid reform were made available to conference guests.
The Resource Bank provided JMI with an excellent forum to highlight the groundbreaking work being done in Florida to further the cause of freedom and protect the ideals we hold dear.
For copies of the JMI materials distributed at the Resource Bank, please contact Becky Liner at (850) 383-4623 or membership@jamesmadison.org.
Pictures from the Event
Ed Feulner, President, The Heritage Foundation
JMI Founder Stan Marshall and Ed Feulner
Florida Education Panel members JMI President Bob McClure, Jay Greene, Patricia Levesque and Liz Moser
JMI Board Chair Charles Hilton questions the Florida Education Panel
Stan Marshall and Bob McClure
Bob McClure speaks at The Heritage Foundation evening session
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