[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 22160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                 EULOGY TO THE HONORABLE OSCAR H. MAUZY

  (Mr. FROST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FROST. Mr. Speaker, yesterday was a sad day for Democrats across 
the country, not only did our former colleague, Bruce Vento, die; but 
one of the finest Democrats in the State of Texas, Oscar Mauzy, passed 
away yesterday. Oscar served in the State Senate for 2 decades 
representing a district in Dallas. He served on the Texas Supreme 
Court, and he stood for everything that was good and decent in 
politics.
  He stood for civil rights at a time when it was not popular in Texas. 
He stood for the rights of the consumer, and he blazed a trail that 
made it possible for progressive Democrats to be elected in Dallas 
County. First Jim Mattox, then I joined Jim in Congress, John Bryant 
after that, and Eddie Bernice Johnson following that. Oscar Mauzy will 
be truly missed by the people of the State of Texas.

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