[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 26 (Friday, February 12, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1651-S1652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 40--COMMENDING JAMES L. BLUM FOR HIS SERVICE TO 
                       CONGRESS AND TO THE NATION

  Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 40

       Whereas James L. Blum has served as the Deputy Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office since December of 1991;
       Whereas he has served in that office since its creation in 
     1975: from 1975 to 1991 as the Assistant Director for Budget 
     Analysis and in the post of Acting Director from December 
     1987 to March of 1989;
       Whereas prior to his tenure at the Congressional Budget 
     Office, he has held numerous positions within the Executive 
     Branch of the Federal Government including the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Department of Labor;
       Whereas he is internationally recognized for his expertise 
     in budget and finance;
       Whereas he has instilled professionalism and integrity in 
     generations of staff at the Congressional Budget Office by 
     his personal

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     conduct and leadership and has encouraged high standards of 
     scholarship and clarity of presentation from them;
       Whereas he was the 1990 recipient of the Roger W. Jones 
     Award for Executive Leadership;
       Whereas he has performed his various duties within the 
     Congressional Budget Office with intelligence while 
     displaying calm leadership;
       Whereas he possesses irreplaceable institutional knowledge 
     which has been indispensable to the effective functioning of 
     the Congressional Budget Office extending over a period of 
     almost 25 years; and
       Whereas he has earned the respect and esteem of the United 
     States Senate: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate of the United States commends 
     James L. Blum for his many years of dedicated, faithful, and 
     outstanding service to his country and to the Senate.

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