[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 29, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 264--CONGRATULATING AND THANKING CHAIRMAN ROBERT F. 
  BENNETT AND VICE CHAIRMAN CHRISTOPHER J. DODD FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS 
 LEADERSHIP, POISE, AND DEDICATION IN LEADING THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON 
  THE YEAR 2000 TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM AND COMMENDING THE MEMBERS OF THE 
                     COMMITTEE FOR THEIR FINE WORK

  Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
Byrd, and Mr. Edwards) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 264

       Whereas Senator Robert F. Bennett and Senator Christopher 
     J. Dodd had the foresight to urge Majority Leader Lott and 
     Senator Daschle to establish the Special Committee on the 
     Year 2000 Technology Problem under Senate Resolution on April 
     2, 1998;
       Whereas under Chairman Bennett's and Vice Chairman Dodd's 
     leadership, the Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology 
     Problem always acted in a bipartisan manner;
       Whereas Chairman Bennett and Vice Chairman Dodd presided 
     over 35 hearings on various aspects of technology 
     infrastructure including utilities, health care, 
     telecommunications, transportation, financial services, 
     Government involvement, and litigation;
       Whereas the Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology 
     Problem became the central repository for Y2K computer 
     problem information both nationally and internationally;
       Whereas Chairman Bennett and Vice Chairman Dodd guided the 
     Senate in working with the White House, the House of 
     Representatives, the United Nations, and other international 
     organizations, and the private sector in addressing the Y2K 
     computer problem;
       Whereas under Chairman Bennett's and Vice Chairman Dodd's 
     leadership, the Committee issued 3 excellent reports that 
     quickly became the authoritative source on the progress of 
     the Federal Government, the private sector, and foreign 
     countries on the Y2K computer problem;
       Whereas Chairman Bennett, Vice Chairman Dodd, and the 
     committee helped the Federal Government, industry, nations, 
     and global enterprises learn that by working together we can 
     solve the kinds of technology problems we will likely face in 
     the 21st century;
       Whereas Chairman Bennett and Vice Chairman Dodd always 
     conducted hearings in a thoughtful and judicious manner, with 
     the intent of addressing key issues so that the Senate could 
     better evaluate and solve the problem;
       Whereas because of Chairman Bennett's and Vice Chairman 
     Dodd's initiative, the Nation and the world began to take the 
     Y2K computer problem seriously and worked to resolve the 
     problem; and
       Whereas due to Chairman Bennett's and Vice Chairman Dodd's 
     tremendous leadership, dedication, and the work of the 
     Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem, the 
     first potential catastrophe of the new century was avoided: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate congratulates and thanks Chairman 
     Robert F. Bennett and Vice Chairman Christopher J. Dodd--
       (1) for their tremendous leadership in addressing a massive 
     and pervasive problem; a problem that was largely unknown, 
     but thanks to Chairman Bennett and Vice Chairman Dodd was 
     studied, evaluated, and resolved;
       (2) for presiding over the Special Committee on the Year 
     2000 Technology Problem which did its work in a bipartisan 
     and fair manner; and
       (3) for helping the Government and the Nation minimize the 
     Y2K computer problem.

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