[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 20, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E970]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF DANIEL J. FORTE

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                          HON. RICHARD E. NEAL

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 2020

  Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Mr. Daniel J. Forte as he completes his 35-year tenure with 
the Massachusetts Bankers Association. After joining the MBA in 1985, 
Daniel ascended to the position of President and CEO in 1997 and has 
since developed close relationships with many bankers, lawmakers, and 
banking regulators in New England and across the country.
  Representing 72,000 employees across 130 banks, his contribution to 
the New England banking community cannot be overstated. His 
accomplishments include working in conjunction with the Massachusetts 
Congressional Delegation to support the passage of the 2010 Dodd-Frank 
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, various pieces of 
banking modernization legislation, and the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008. He will be remembered by his colleagues for 
his leadership, integrity, strong faith, wit, and attention to detail.
  I'm proud to recognize Daniel for his distinguished service to the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the New England banking community, I 
wish him, his wife Stella, and their two children the best of luck in 
their future endeavors.

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