November 4, 1977
Page 37212
Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a statement by Mr. MUSKIE on the nomination of Mr. Tyrone Brown be included in the RECORD at this point.
STATEMENT BY SENATOR MUSKIE
CONFIRMATION OF TYRONE BROWN TO THE FCC
I would like to say a few words about the nomination of Ty Brown as Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission
For a year and a half, it was my privilege to have Ty Brown serve as a member of my staff — on my campaign staff, in my Senate office, and later as Staff Director of the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations.
I use the word privilege very deliberately. For it is not often that I have had the opportunity to be served by one both so able and so conscientious as Ty Brown.
Ty worked for me during a very difficult and demanding time period. Yet throughout the years, he stood out — as a quiet but effective soldier — one who could be counted on to do a job and do it well, without succumbing to the delusions of self-importance which snare so many of us in political life.
Ty Brown has more reason than most of us to feel important. At the ripe old age of 34, he has already enjoyed a distinguished career — and has compiled a record of accomplishment which all of us must admire.
He began his professional career with a bang — serving as Managing Editor of the Cornell Law Review and moving on to serve as clerk for Chief Justice Earl Warren. After two years at Covington and Burling and a year and a half on my staff, Ty became Director and Vice President for Legal Affairs of Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc., a position he held for two and a half years. He then joined the distinguished Washington tax firm of Caplin and Drysdale where he remained until his nomination to the FCC.
By his record Ty Brown is clearly a very gifted young man.
But he is also a young man blessed with a strong sense of humility and personal warmth which have made him long lasting friends all over this temporary town. In other words, in addition 'to being a very able professional, Ty Brown is also a first rate human being.
I know that the folks at Caplin and Drysdale will miss Ty — and we appreciate their giving him up. But I also know that his service on the FCC will be a boon — both to the Commission itself and to the public interest as well.
I congratulate Ty on this appointment — the next step up in what promises to be an outstanding career.