Martin Frost
Martin Frost
Jonas Martin Frost IIIis an American politician, who was the Democratic representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 24th congressional district from 1979 to 2005...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth1 January 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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Any Democratic candidate will no longer receive funding from the DCCC and anyone who participates in these attacks from my office will no longer be working for my committee.
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We felt all along that there was a serious voting rights violation in the way these districts were drawn, particularly involving the black voters in Fort Worth. I hope they'll throw the districts out.
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Now is not the time to have this particular debate, ... inappropriate and ill-advised. ... It makes the House a laughing stock.
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DeLay was always trying to push things as far as he could, to see what he could get away with. This may be one of the things he doesn't get away with.
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I have a good relationship with both sides. I tried to play the role of honest broker, get the sides together to talk, ... We at least were able to do that. We'll have to see how it turns out.
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needs to do a prime time broadcast when people are watching. He does need to explain this to the American people.
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never laid out as a requirement for deals.
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They're passing bills they know the president's going to veto. They're interested in confrontation. They have no interest in trying to really solve the problems this country faces. This is a do-nothing Congress.
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While many members of Congress have some reservations, members of Congress by and large have decided this is the right thing to do at the right time. But now he must take this to the public,
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He's entitled to have his day in court, ... and the people that he represents are entitled to have a congressman who doesn't have a cloud over his head.
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Hopefully we will finish this week...but members want time to read the bill.
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We said, 'We understand you're interested in coming. So, sure, come,'
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was not something that was a prerequisite to moving forward.
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If the board is uncomfortable with the financial situation, and if the board does not feel like these agreements will go forward, the board could vote to file Chapter 11 (Thursday).