[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15885]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         REMEMBERING FORMER MINNESOTA CONGRESSMAN BILL FRENZEL

  (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you with the members of the 
Minnesota House delegation after the sad news reached us that former 
Congressman Bill Frenzel passed away yesterday. For two decades, Bill 
Frenzel represented Minnesota's Third Congressional District, 
epitomizing the very best in public service.
  Bill was a visionary and a leader on budget, tax, and trade issues, 
advocating for new trade agreements to open new markets for American 
products and services. Just last month, he was given the Order of the 
Aztec Eagle award from the Mexican Government for his work on the North 
American Free Trade Agreement. That is the highest award that can be 
bestowed on a noncitizen.
  Bill will be especially remembered, though, for his temperament and 
kindness that led him to build constructive relationships on both sides 
of the aisle, a model that we should all continue to work on and 
reflect in this House. Personally, I will remember him as a great 
mentor and a friend and for his valuable advice.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that we rise for a moment of silence in the memory 
of Congressman Bill Frenzel.

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