[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 6 (Thursday, January 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S672]
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      DESIGNATING ALAN SCOTT FRUMIN AS A PARLIAMENTARIAN EMERITUS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I send a resolution to the desk on behalf of 
myself, Senator Daschle, and Senator Byrd and ask for its immediate 
consideration and the clerk read the resolution in its entirety.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 23) designating Alan Scott Frumin as 
     a Parliamentarian Emeritus.

                               S. Res. 23

       Resolved, That Alan Scott Frumin be, and he is hereby, 
     designated as a Parliamentarian Emeritus of the United States 
     Senate.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the resolution is 
considered and agreed to.
  The resolution (S. Res. 23) was agreed to.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the 
resolution was agreed to, and I move to lay that motion on the table.
  The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, if I could just be recognized momentarily, I 
am pleased to join with the Democratic leader and Senator Byrd in 
presenting this resolution for Alan Scott Frumin.
  He is a Parliamentarian Emeritus who has already served 20 years. He 
is in his 21st year in the Senate with all of those years in the 
Parliamentarian's Office, and he says he has actually started 
understanding and learning the rules. But it has taken 21 years because 
it is not an easy thing to do.
  But he, obviously, has done outstanding work. He has been 
nonpartisan, as he should be in that position. He has been the 
Parliamentarian of the Senate for 8 years.
  He is a New York native with a law degree from Georgetown. He 
certainly has earned this distinction and this recognition. And I 
express our appreciation on behalf of the grateful Senate.
  Mr. DASCHLE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, let me associate myself with the remarks 
of the distinguished majority leader. I, too, want to congratulate Alan 
on his honor. It is certainly well-deserved.
  He has made many of us look good as we sat in the chair of the 
Presiding Officer time and again, late at night and early in the 
morning. He turns around in his own tactful and subtle way and gives us 
the instructions to pass on to our colleagues as the Presiding Officer. 
So it is not only his knowledge but his demeanor that has meant a lot 
to me.
  We respect him. He knows he has a lot of friends as Members who have 
come to rely upon him because of that respect. And today we call 
attention to his 21 years contributing to the Senate in the 
Parliamentarian's Office in such a professional way. We congratulate 
him, and we thank him for his service.
  We thank Senator Lott, Senator Byrd, and others who have seen fit to 
offer this resolution today.
  Mr. LOTT. I yield the floor, Mr. President, if I still have 
recognition. I believe the Democratic leader has some remarks at this 
time.
  Mr. DASCHLE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader.

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