[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 209 (Wednesday, December 27, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S19296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NOMINATON OF JOSEPH H. NEELY

 Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask that with regard to the 
nomination of Joseph H. Neely, the following letter be inserted in the 
Record at the appropriate place.
  The letter follows:

         State of Utah, Department of Financial Institutions,
                             Salt Lake City, UT, October 15, 1995.
     Re: Joe Neely's nomination to FDIC board

     Hon. Robert Bennett,
     U.S. Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Senator Bennett: This letter is to inform you of my 
     strong support of President Clinton's nominee, Joseph H. 
     Neely, to the vacant fifth seat on the FDIC board. I have 
     personally known Joe many years in his current role as 
     Mississippi Bank Commissioner. I have always found him to be 
     very articulate and informed on all issues concerning 
     financial institutions. I have appreciated his ability to 
     listen and then respond to the issue or question. I believe 
     he would add considerably to the breadth and depth of FDIC 
     board deliberations.
       Joe would bring a state banking commissioner's view to the 
     FDIC board. I believe this state perspective on banking 
     issues is needed to counter the inordinate number of U.S. 
     Treasury Department personnel having a seat on the FDIC 
     board.
       I urge your continued support of his nomination as it goes 
     to full Senate hearing.
       Thank you for your favorable consideration of this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                  G. Edward Leary,
                                             Commissioner.
  (At the request of Mr. Breaux, the following statement was ordered to 
be printed in the Record.)

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