[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 165 (Friday, November 19, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S15148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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THREE NEW YORKERS RETIRING FROM THE NORTHEAST-MIDWEST INSTITUTE'S BOARD 
                              OF DIRECTORS

 Mr. MOYNIHAN. Mr. President, for the past twelve and one-half 
years, I have served as the Democratic co-chairman of the Northeast-
Midwest Senate Coalition. John Heinz was the Republican co-chairman 
until his tragic death in 1991; since then, I have been pleased to work 
with the junior Senator from Vermont, Jim Jeffords. We and other 
Coalition Members have worked closely with the Northeast-Midwest 
Institute, the premier non-partisan, not-for-profit regional policy 
research center. A superb board of directors guides the Institute. I 
rise this afternoon to commend three New Yorkers who are ending their 
terms on the Northeast-Midwest Institute's Board of Directors. They 
have provided distinguished service and have helped to advance the 
region's economic vitality and environmental quality.
  Former Representative Frank Horton has been involved with the 
Northeast-Midwest organizations for almost 25 years. Indeed, he was one 
of the founders of the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, our 
House counterpart, and served as its Republican co-chairman until he 
retired from the House in 1992. Frank had a distinguished career 
spanning 30 years, representing Rochester and serving for many years as 
ranking member on the Government Operations Committee. We--I speak now 
on behalf of the New York Congressional delegation--revered Frank and 
were grateful for his counsel. He was our dean. Frank recently has been 
with the DC-based law firm of Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti.
  Gerald Benjamin, another Northeast-Midwest Institute Board Member 
whose six-year term is ending, is dean of Liberal Arts & Sciences at 
the State University of New York at New Paltz. Jerry is a respected 
scholar, who has focused on Federalism--a subject near and dear to my 
heart--and public policy development. He has been active in New York 
politics, having served as county legislator and chairman in Ulster 
County. Jerry also was appointed as a member of the New York State 
Equalization and Assessment Panel and the Lower Hudson Study Commission 
on School District Reorganization and Sharing.
  Thomas Mooney is president of the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of 
Commerce. Tom has pulled together the business community and expanded 
that organization substantially. He has been a leader in numerous civic 
affairs, helping to coordinate public-private partnerships that have 
enhanced Rochester's industrial infrastructure. Tom also served as city 
manager of Rochester and deputy county manager of the County of Monroe. 
He also serves on the Genesee Hospital Board of Trustees and the 
Rochester Philharmonic Board of Overseers.
  Mr. President, these gentlemen have served on the Institute's Board 
of Directors six years or more without fanfare or remuneration. They 
are busy men, with plenty of other responsibilities. But they have 
served, and served with distinction. House and Senate Coalition Members 
and people from across the Northeast-Midwest region owe them a debt of 
gratitude for a job well done. I wish them well in their new 
endeavors.

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