[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 34 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S2993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                               RAY NATTER

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, since 1989, Ray Natter has been the 
Republican general counsel on the Senate Banking Committee. Ray came to 
the Senate in 1987 after mastering the complicated area of banking law 
as special counsel to the House Banking Committee and senior counsel at 
the Federal Reserve. Prior to coming to the Hill, Ray also spent 10 
years as a legislative attorney at the Congressional Research Service. 
Without a doubt, Ray knows banking law and the legislative process.
  Ray worked on several important issues in the last Congress, 
including interstate banking, fair trade in financial services and 
community development banking. In previous years, he had a significant 
impact on various important pieces of legislation, including the 
drafting of the Resolution Trust Corporation Completion Act, which 
helped end the savings and loan crisis.
  When Ray worked for Chairman Garn he not only wrote significant 
portions of FIRREA and FDICIA, he also worked on the important issue of 
lender liability, which was particularly critical to bankers in my 
State.
  Regardless of how busy he was or how many major banking bills Ray was 
working on, he always had time for the problems that I needed help 
with. Sometimes New Mexicans had ideas for legislation that I would ask 
Ray to review. Sometimes I would have a constituent who felt the RTC 
needed a little congressional oversight. Ray always gave me good 
counsel and advised me of all the pertinent laws.
  When I was new on the Banking Committee, Ray helped me and my staff 
navigate the complicated world of financial institution regulation. He 
was always knowledgeable, accurate and willing to give his time to 
ensure that we became as well-informed as he was on these difficult 
issues.
  I am not going to serve on the Banking Committee this Congress. I 
would have preferred to stay on the Banking Committee but too many 
others wanted an opportunity to participate under Chairman D'Amato's 
leadership.
  I want to thank Ray for his 8 years of service to the Senate Banking 
Committee, three chairman, and through passage of numerous public laws. 
Ray will be joining the staff of the general counsel of the Comptroller 
of the Currency. The Senate will miss Ray's expertise and his 
willingness to help members of the Banking Committee and the Senate. I 
have no doubt that the Comptroller's Office will recognize immediately 
that they have landed one of the best banking lawyers in Washington.


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