[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 69 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5579-S5580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES CLYDE J. HART AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE MARITIME 
                             ADMINISTRATION

 Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, I rise today in support of 
Clyde J. Hart's nomination as Administrator of the Maritime 
Administration. Mr. Hart is originally from my home state of New Jersey 
and I am proud to stand with him as he prepares for his confirmation 
process before the Senate.
  Mr. Hart is currently the senior Democratic Counsel for the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Surface Transportation and 
Merchant Marine Subcommittee in the Senate. I have had the great 
privilege of working with him in the past on the issue of hazardous 
waste transportation, and have found him to be very intelligent and 
extremely effective.
  Before coming to work for the Senate, Mr. Hart had extensive 
experience in a variety of fields. He has practiced law here in 
Washington, D.C., taught courses at the University of Virginia

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and served his nation in uniform from 1965-1969. He is a scholar and a 
patriot.
  I commend President Clinton for such an excellent choice for Maritime 
Administrator and look forward to working closely with Mr. Hart as he 
assumes control of this critical agency. I join my colleagues in 
support of this nomination and am confident of Mr. Hart's prompt 
approval by the full Senate.

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