December 19, 1974
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Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, Senator PETER DOMINICK's public contributions range over the entire spectrum of national concerns – from military policy to education, from atomic energy to health, to the state of the economy. All of us who have served with him have benefitted time after time from his wisdom and his personal gentleness.
I want to call attention, however, to the singular contribution he has made as the first ranking minority member of the Senate's new Budget Committee. His help with the committee during its first months – indeed, his help with the legislation which established it – have given this major congressional reform a greater chance of success.
As chairman of the Budget Committee, I have had only help and support from Senator DOMINICK. We have worked closely together on a totally nonpartisan basis, and this has been true of the committee as a whole.
I can report that in no small measure because of PETER DOMINICK the Senate is going to have this new and better budget process envisioned in the budget reform legislation passed last summer.
We wish Senator DOMINICK well, of course. We know he will make many more public contributions and we will have the pleasure of his company many times in the future. Meanwhile, I pledge to do everything in my power to make the Budget Committee worthy of the support he has given it.