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
hope matter resolved
I would hope that this matter is resolved quickly.
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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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The 14th District is our No. 1 challenge race in the state of Texas.
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I think she's doing exactly the right thing. Hillary is a very shrewd, smart politician,
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I think he was a good choice and I think it's good for the president to put somebody out with somebody like Tony who has credibility and let's hope that people can work together in Washington a little bit more.
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I think he just decided that it was time to consider other options. It's no secret that he's considering running for president. I don't know whether he will or not, but he's at least considering that and I think it was time for him to move on.
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Management conveyed that if they didn't have certainty that things are settled with the unions, they will be looking at bankruptcy,
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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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We said, 'We understand you're interested in coming. So, sure, come,'
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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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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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was not something that was a prerequisite to moving forward.
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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.