78R4411 JHS-D

By:  Truitt                                                       H.R. No. 120



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer, Inc., is 
celebrating its 154th anniversary in 2003, and this milestone is 
indeed worthy of special recognition; and
	WHEREAS, A global leader in the production of prescription 
medications and consumer products, Pfizer, Inc., is dedicated to 
discovering and developing new medicines and working in partnership 
to make them available to people around the world; and
	WHEREAS, Pfizer, Inc., leads the pharmaceutical industry in 
annual research and development investment, dedicating $5.2 
billion to that pursuit in 2002; the company is currently 
researching 20 different therapeutic classes, including cancer, 
cardiovascular, diabetes, obesity, urology, and antivirals; and
	WHEREAS, Pfizer, Inc., has been recognized as the largest 
corporate donor in the United States by The Chronicle of 
Philanthropy; in the past year alone the company donated more than 
$450 million in medications to indigent and uninsured Americans; in 
addition, the company was recently named Company of the Year by 
Forbes magazine, which has also recognized it as one of the "100 
Best Companies to Work for in America"; and
	WHEREAS, Pfizer's Living Share Card program enables 
qualified, low-income Medicare beneficiaries to receive most 
Pfizer medications for a flat fee, and the company's employees in 
Texas donated more than $359,000 to nonprofit organizations in 
2002, and an additional $332,000 was donated through the United Way 
to Texas community organizations; and
	WHEREAS, Through its myriad contributions, Pfizer, Inc., has 
significantly improved the quality of life for many citizens of the 
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Pfizer, Inc., on its 154th anniversary and 
extend best wishes to Pfizer employees in Texas.