September 9, 1977
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Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to.
Mr. BELLMON. Mr. President, I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that consideration of Senate Concurrent Resolution 43 be indefinitely postponed.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BUMPERS). Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to make technical and clerical corrections in the engrossment of the Senate amendments.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I move that the Senate insist on its amendments, and request a conference with the House of Representatives thereon, and that the Chair be authorized to appoint the conferees.
The motion was agreed to, and the Presiding Officer (Mr. BUMPERS) appointed Mr. MUSKIE, Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. CRANSTON, Mr. CHILES, Mr. ABOUREZK, Mr. BELLMON, Mr. DOLE, Mr. McCLURE, and Mr. DOMENICI conferees on the part of the Senate.
Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I would be remiss if, on this 9th day of September 1977, I did not take the occasion of the adoption of the second budget resolution to acknowledge a very special asset of the budget process and the Budget Committee.
One of the happy fallouts of the otherwise unhappy Watergate episode is that it brought to Washington an exceptional young woman who went to work for the minority staff of the Senate Watergate Committee. That committee completed its work just as the Budget Committee began its own.
Three years ago today that young woman, Gail Oliver, became the third employee of the Senate Budget Committee. Now, many budget resolutions and many, many hours of hard work and overtime later, we celebrate her third anniversary with the Budget Committee. Her loyalty and devotion to the committee's work and her unfailing good spirits have been an inspiration and a joy to the whole committee staff, so we thank Gail and commemorate her special anniversary. I do not apologize for taking the time of the Senate for saying so.
Mr. President, I thank the distinguished majority leader for his patience and I yield the floor.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.
Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, I want again to express my personal appreciation, and on behalf of the Senate I am sure, to the distinguished Senator from Maine (Mr. MUSKIE) and the distinguished Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. BELLMON) for their splendid work, their very skillful management of the second concurrent resolution, and for the overall exemplary job they continue to do in a very difficult assignment.
Mr. MUSKIE. I thank the majority leader and state for the record that without his cooperation understanding it would not be possible to do it. I am most grateful.