[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 26, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E252]
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    CELEBRATING THE EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY OF MR. FREDERICK W. ANTON III

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                         HON. KEITH J. ROTHFUS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 26, 2014

  Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to wish Mr. Frederick W. Anton 
III a happy eightieth birthday and to congratulate him on a long and 
distinguished career as an innovator, leader, and faithful public 
servant.
  Mr. Anton joined the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association over 
five decades ago in 1962 and became its President and Chief Executive 
Officer in 1975.
  Today, Mr. Anton continues to lead the organization that is the 
leading advocate for manufacturers and workers throughout the 
Commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association continues to 
be a vibrant organization with a strong voice thanks in large part to 
his efforts.
  Mr. Anton's public service extends far beyond his work at the 
Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association. He has long served as a strong 
voice for fiscal policies that will grow the economy, add jobs, and 
leave a better Pennsylvania for future generations.
  In the late 1980s, as President Ronald Reagan was preparing to return 
to life as a private citizen, Mr. Anton observed that there was no 
policy infrastructure in place in Harrisburg to continue to advocate 
for the fiscal policies President Reagan championed while in office.
  To fill that void, Mr. Anton set about the work of co-founding the 
Commonwealth Foundation and the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference. 
Today, both continue to serve as important beacons of conservative 
fiscal policy in our Commonwealth. In fact, the Pennsylvania Leadership 
Conference is celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding 
this year.
  Mr. Speaker, fellow Members, please join me in wishing Mr. Frederick 
W. Anton III a happy eightieth birthday and thanking him for his more 
than fifty years of service to manufacturers, workers, and all citizens 
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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