Excerpt from Nominations of Robert F. Rider, S. David Fineman, and G. Edward Deseve: Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session; May 23, 1995 Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Senator Glenn, and members of the Committee. I would like to begin by recognizing my wife, Karren Beseve, who has provided love and support for more than 25 years. Together with our son, Gerry, Karren has given me everything that anyone could want in a family life. I also want to thank the members of the Pennsylvania delegation for their sup port. My permanent home is still in Pennsylvania and the opportunities that I faced while in Philadelphia and Harrisburg helped to prepare me for my new assignment. The three people most responsible for having me take on this assignment are: President Clinton, who nominated me; John Koskinen, who recruited me, and Alice Rivlin who welcomed me to the omb staff. I will do everything I can to reward their trust by doing the job that is before me. The opportunity to work with Alice Rivlin was a primary motivation in my decision to take on new responsibilities. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.