June 8, 1977
Page 18039
Mr. MUSKIE. I thank the Senator.
Mr. President, at this point, I yield to the Senator from Michigan for the purpose of making a unanimous consent request.
Mr. RIEGLE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that during the course of this debate, the following members of my staff, at one time or another, be accorded floor privileges: Carl Blake, Susan Poor, Theresa Brady, Mike Romo, Hilary Gardner, and Eric Forman.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. WILLIAMS). Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. GARN. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
Mr. MUSKIE. Does the Senator wish to make a unanimous consent request?
Mr. GARN. No; I have an opening statement.
Mr. MUSKIE. I say to the Senator that the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works has been waiting to deliver his opening statement. I think that then the floor will be available.
UP AMENDMENT NO. 374
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I send a technical amendment to the desk. It is simply to add a fiscal year date to the authorization as required by the Budget Act.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment will be stated.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Maine (Mr. MUSKIE) proposes a technical imprinted amendment numbered 374:
On page 124, line 20, insert the following: Strike the period at the end of the line and insert the following: "Beginning in fiscal year 1978."
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I move the adoption of the amendment.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection the amendment is agreed to.
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I yield to the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Before doing so, I express my appreciation to him for the patience and the determination with which he has held the committee together and prodded us into taking the time, often early in the morning, to complete work in this committee so that the Senate might take up the matter.
It has not been an easy role that the chairman has had to play, during much of the 14 years I have been chairman of the Environmental Pollution Subcommittee, but I have always appreciated his effort, his support, and his effectiveness in proceeding with the work of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and I wanted to express that appreciation.
At this point, I yield to him such time as he may wish to take for his opening statement.
Mr. RANDOLPH. Mr. President, I am appreciative of the privilege of working with my colleagues on what is now the Environment and Public Works Committee.
Mr. MUSKIE. I cannot remember the name.
Mr. RANDOLPH. We were responsible for a large percentage of environmental subject matter during previous years. There was no opposition; in fact, we were very eager to have that word added to the name of the committee.
Through the years, Senator MUSKIE, as he has indicated, and I have worked together, as I have worked with all members of the committee.
It has been my desire never to allow partisanship to surface in the committee, and I think there has been a minimum of that.