[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 115 (Wednesday, September 8, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10586-S10587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RENOMINATION OF CHAIRMAN LINDA J. MORGAN TO THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                                 BOARD

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I rise today to applaud the renomination 
by the President of Linda J. Morgan to another term with the Surface 
Transportation Board, and his express intention to re-designate her as 
Chairman.

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Linda Morgan, who was with us on the Commerce Committee for several 
years, has been Chairman of the Board and its predecessor, the 
Interstate Commerce Commission, since 1995. Many times before, I have 
publicly praised the outstanding job she has done in steering the Board 
and the transportation sector through some very rough seas. Her 
intellect, knowledge, competence and experience continue to be 
indispensable to the resolution of the many issues that confront this 
key segment of the economy. And she has exhibited the kind of 
integrity, fairness, spirit, and work ethic that are essential to the 
proper exercise of the Board's important adjudicative functions.
  With this reappointment, the Senate has the opportunity to approve a 
first-rate leader and public servant--one of the best and brightest. I 
know that I will have the cooperation of all of my colleagues on the 
Commerce Committee and in the full Senate in expeditiously moving this 
outstanding nomination through to confirmation.

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