[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 88 (Tuesday, July 11, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S6465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     NOMINATION OF MADELYN CREEDON

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I wish to add my voice to that of my 
colleagues on behalf of Madelyn Creedon's nomination. She has been 
selected by the President to become the first Deputy Administrator for 
defense programs in the new National Nuclear Security Administration, 
NNSA, at the Department of Energy. I had the privilege of working 
closely with Madelyn while she served on the minority staff for the 
Strategic Forces Sub-Committee. I have great respect for her ability 
and judgment, and I'm confident she will do an excellent job for 
General Gordon and the country. In addition to being skillful and 
reliable, Madelyn's knowledge of DOE issues is absolutely unsurpassed. 
Besides her work on the Senate Armed Services Committee, she was the 
Associate Deputy Secretary of Energy for National Security Programs at 
DOE, General Counsel for the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission, majority Counsel for the Senate Armed Services Committee 
under the Chairmanship of Senator Sam Nunn, and finally, trial attorney 
and Acting Assistant General Counsel with the DOE. Her entire career 
has prepared her for this important assignment, and it should be no 
surprise that the President asked her to help lay the foundation for 
the success of the NNSA. As a member of the Senate, you rarely get the 
opportunity to vote on the nomination of someone you have observed as 
closely as I have observed Madelyn. Having done so, I lend her my 
unqualified support. Mr. President, I have but to note the vote of 
support by the members of the Armed Services Committee. The high esteem 
that I hold Madelyn is reflected throughout. This Chamber will be proud 
of its vote today, and we will be lucky to have Madelyn serve her 
country in this capacity. I congratulate Madelyn and her family. I will 
miss having her guidance and work ethic on the Strategic Subcommittee. 
However, our loss is truly the country's gain.

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