[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E307]
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                    AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC ACTION

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                           HON. BARNEY FRANK

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 25, 1997

  Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, because of the press of 
other business I was unable to join my colleague from California [Mr. 
Filner] in the Special Order he took out to celebrate the great 
achievements of Americans for Democratic Action. ADA has been for 50 
years one of the most important organizations in America for the 
articulation of liberal principles. From its inception through today, 
it has been a source of thoughtful, well reasoned political activity on 
behalf of a fairer and more prosperous America. I am very proud to have 
been active in ADA myself for more than 30 years, and to have served as 
president of the organization. Indeed, I join many of my most cherished 
colleagues in having had that honor.
  ADA was founded to provide a platform for liberals committed to the 
principles of social justice and individual liberty. Throughout its 
history it has fought extremists of the far left and far right, and has 
consistently maintained a forceful commitment to the Governmental 
principles first articulated by Franklin Roosevelt in his New Deal. The 
challenges to American society now presented by the effect of 
technological change in globalization on the ability of working people 
to maintain a decent standard of living testify to the continued 
relevance of the viewpoint that ADA has upheld for so long. I continue 
to be proud of my affiliation with Americans for Democratic Action and 
I look forward to a continued advocacy of ADA and its members on behalf 
of a set of public policies that will improve the qualities of fairness 
and freedom in American life.

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