[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 26 (Friday, February 12, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S1657]
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                    COMMENDING JUNE ELLENOFF O'NEILL

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Senate Resolution 39 
submitted by Senators Domenici and Lautenberg.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 39) commending June Ellenoff O'Neill 
     for her service to Congress and to the Nation.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the resolution?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 39) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 39

       Whereas Dr. June Ellenoff O'Neill has served as the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office since March of 
     1995;
       Whereas she previously served in that office in its early 
     years from 1976 to 1979 as the Chief of the Human Resources 
     Cost Estimates Unit and has held numerous positions within 
     the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, within 
     academia, and at respected private research institutions;
       Whereas she has been recognized as a leader within the 
     economics profession by her election as Vice President of the 
     American Economics Association and has been published in 
     numerous books, monographs, and articles addressing important 
     issues of public policy and economics;
       Whereas during her tenure as Director, an unprecedented 
     period that saw budget deficits turning to surpluses, she has 
     continued to encourage the highest standards of analytical 
     excellence within the staff of the Congressional Budget 
     Office while maintaining the independent and nonpartisan 
     character of the organization;
       Whereas she has improved and expanded Congress and the 
     general public's access to the Congressional Budget Office's 
     work product by establishing a web site for the organization;
       Whereas she has actively promoted the importance of a 
     budget process to a democratic society by participating in 
     and encouraging her staff to participate in educational and 
     foreign exchange programs;
       Whereas she has performed her duties as Director with 
     courage, grace, and intelligence; and
       Whereas she has earned the respect and esteem of the United 
     States Senate: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate of the United States commends Dr. 
     June Ellenoff O'Neill for her dedicated, faithful, and 
     outstanding service to her country and to the Senate.

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