[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 381]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     COMMENDING DR. DAN L. CRIPPEN

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 15.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 15) commending Dr. Dan L. Crippen for 
     his service to Congress and the Nation.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, today, I would like to recognize the 
exemplary and faithful service that Dan L. Crippen has provided to his 
country and to the U.S. Congress. January 3, 2003, was Dr. Crippen's 
last day as the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
  In the four years that he has held that position, he has led CBO with 
dedication and integrity. As a respected and thoughtful steward of the 
agency, he has provided the Members of Congress with impartial analyses 
of a wide array of budgetary and economic issues and thereby provided a 
sound basis for Congressional decisions, and he has aided the American 
public's understanding of these issues through his clear and forthright 
statements.
  Some of his particular accomplishments as Director include fostering 
the development of long-term modeling and a long-range perspective in 
the agency's analyses, bolstering research support, building a stronger 
and more diverse workforce, securing access to previously unavailable 
data, and modernizing many support processes and much of the work 
space.
  Dan Crippen received a bachelor of arts degree from South Dakota in 
1974, a master of arts from Ohio State in 1976, and a doctor of 
philosophy degree in public finance from Ohio State in 1981. He then 
set out on a remarkable career that has included positions of great 
responsibility in both the public and private sectors. From 1981 to 
1985, he served in the United States Senate as Chief Counsel and 
Economic Policy Adviser to the Senate majority leader, working on major 
tax and budget bills as well as other legislation. From 1985 to 1987, 
he was Executive Director of Merrill Lynch International Advisory 
Council.
  He then returned to public service, this time at the White House, as 
Deputy Assistant to the President from 1987 to 1988 and Assistant to 
the President for Domestic Affairs from 1988 to 1989, in which capacity 
he served as the President's adviser on domestic policy issues, 
including the preparation and presentation of the federal budget.
  In 1989, he became Senior Vice President of the consulting firm 
Duberstein Group, and in 1996, he became Principal in the consulting 
firm Washington Counsel.
  From there, he was tapped again for Congressional service and became 
the fifth director of the Congressional Budget Office, where he 
advanced its already strong reputation for objective and insightful 
analysis. For that reason and many others, he has earned the respect, 
admiration, and affection of his colleagues at CBO and, once again, the 
gratitude of the U.S. Congress.
  So on the occasion of Dan Crippen's departure from CBO, I want to 
salute his accomplishments and contributions thus far in his career and 
to say that I look forward to his continued success as he takes on new 
responsibilities in the next phase of his career.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements related to 
this matter be printed in the Record.
  Mr. REID. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. REID addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the majority whip yield the floor?
  Mr. McCONNELL. I yield the floor.
  Mr. REID. I withdraw my objection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 15) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 15

       Whereas Dr. Dan L. Crippen has served as the fifth Director 
     of the Congressional Budget Office since February 3, 1999 and 
     now has ended his service on January 3, 2003;
       Whereas during his tenure as Director, he 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 he has provided expert testimony to all committees 
     of the United States Senate;
       Whereas during his tenure as Director, he has expanded and 
     improved the accessibility of the Congressional Budget 
     Office's work products to the Congress and the public;
       Whereas he had led the agency's development of an 
     independent long-term economic modeling capability that 
     examines demographic changes and their critical impact on 
     economic and budget estimates;
       Whereas he has performed his duties as Director at a time 
     of extreme personal loss with courage, dignity, and 
     intelligence; and
       Whereas he 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. 
     Dan L. Crippen for his dedicated, faithful, and outstanding 
     service to his country and to the Senate.

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