[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H10603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING PETER FRATES

  (Mr. MOULTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MOULTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life of Pete 
Frates.
  I am reminded of something my minister at Harvard, Peter Gomes, used 
to say often: ``The radical news of the Gospel is not that heaven is a 
destination of the faithful. The radical news is that God wants us to 
flourish in our present lives, our earthly existence, and to do so more 
in the future than in the past.''
  Mr. Speaker, Pete Frates flourished, and even in his darkest days, he 
looked to the future. He was the epitome of strength, leadership, and 
courage, both as an athlete and as an advocate.
  I have met a lot of inspiring people in this job, but none more so 
than Pete. Because of Pete, we will cure ALS.
  Mr. Speaker, to Julie, Lucy, John, Nancy, Jennifer, and Andrew, thank 
you for sharing him with us.

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