[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1039-E1040]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING THE HONORABLE MARTIN FROST

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                           HON. LLOYD DOGGETT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 17, 2020

  Mr. DOGGETT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my great 
admiration for a former colleague, and friend. Martin Frost, who always 
rose to the aid of those Texans he served so well for almost 30 years 
here in the House. He also ably led our party and our Caucus, serving 
as chair of the DCCC and the House Democratic Caucus.
  Following his outstanding service in Washington, Martin Frost devoted 
much of his post-congressional life to the FMC, the Association of 
Former Members of Congress. This challenging year, 2020, brought to a 
conclusion his term as President of the FMC, after many years of 
serving in various leadership positions within it.
  Many of my colleagues are familiar with the democracy building and 
civic education work the FMC conducts, including its outstanding 
Congressional Study Groups. Martin Frost provided the leadership for 
FMC to achieve incredible growth in all of these activities.
  He was instrumental in strengthening FMC finances, for example, by 
creating and growing an Endowment Investment Fund. He greatly increased 
the number of actively involved Former Members from both sides of the 
aisle. And with his guidance, FMC now reaches a much greater number of 
students through the Congress-to-Campus program.
  The extent of Martin's tremendous impact cannot be done real justice 
with these brief remarks, but I speak for everyone involved with FMC--
its board of directors, its membership, and its staff--when I state 
that, thanks to Martin Frost, like every organization which he has 
led--FMC is better, more effective. and more impactful than it has ever 
been.
  Especially during these divisive political times, when we need more 
bridges, not walls, Members like Martin Frost and organizations like 
FMC deserve our gratitude for attempting to bridge the political 
divide, serving as experts on Congress as an institution, and 
reconnecting citizens with their representative government, all in the 
service of strengthening our democracy.
  Our political infrastructure, like our actual infrastructure, needs 
the attention and maintenance to keep our economy strong, our citizens 
safe and healthy, and to preserve our democracy. I am not planning to 
join Martin soon as an FMC member, but when I eventually do, I know 
that it will be a stronger organization because of his dedication. This 
is a

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heartfelt thank you for his continuing efforts to make our Nation 
worthy for our grandchildren and beyond.

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