[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 212 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1332]
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                         REMEMBERING FRED HIATT

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                            HON. STEVE COHEN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 8, 2021

  Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay my respects to Fred 
Hiatt, the longtime editorial page editor of the Washington Post whose 
authoritative and thoughtful voice on thousands of issues of public 
policy helped to strengthen our democracy. Mr. Hiatt, a 40-year veteran 
of the Post and a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, oversaw the 
opinion page and introduced the Post's audience to dozens of talented 
writers. An advocate of civil rights, democracy, human rights, and 
equality of opportunity, his thousands of unsigned editorials 
influenced public opinion and policy makers, including me. His forceful 
demand for justice when Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered 
will never be forgotten. He once said he believed there will always be 
a market for ``really good, serious, readable, thoughtful, unpurchased, 
non-yelling opinion,'' and provided it daily on the Post's pages. I 
express my condolences to his wife Margaret Shapiro, and his children 
Alexandra, Joseph and Nathaniel, and his many friends and colleagues. 
His was a purposeful and dynamic life, and he will be missed.

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