NOMINATIONS OF BERNARD L. BOUTIN, DON HUMMEL, H. RALPH TAYLOR, AND FRANCIS M. WHEAT 4-JUL 27 BERNARD L. BOUTIN, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SMALL Thomas J. McIntyre, U.S. Senator from the State of New Hampshire._. Norris Cotton, U.S. Senator from the State of New Hampshire. J. Oliva Huot, U.S. Congressman from the First Congressional District of James C. Cleveland, U.S. Congressman from the Second Congressional District of the State of New Hampshire.. Bernard L. Boutin, of New Hampshire, nominee to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration_ Paul J. Fannin, U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona_ Pago H. Ralph Taylor, of Connecticut, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Francis M. Wheat, of California, nominee to be a Member of the Securi- Boutin, Bernard L., of New Hampshire, nominee to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration__. Cleveland, James C., U.S. Congressman, from the Second Congressional District of the State of New Hampshire.. Cotton, Norris, U.S. Senator from the State of New Hampshire- Fannin, Paul J., U.S. Senator from the State of Arizona_ Hummel, Don, of Arizona, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the De- partment of Housing and Urban Development_ Huot, J. Oliva, U.S. Congressman from the First Congressional District of the State of New Hampshire____ McIntyre, Thomas J., U.S. Senator from the State of New Hampshire__ Taylor, H. Ralph, of Connecticut, nominee to be Assistant Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development _ _ Weaver, Robert C., Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Wheat, Francis M., of California, nominee to be a member of the Securities Public Law 89-174 establishing the Department.. III NOMINATIONS OF BERNARD L. BOUTIN, DON HUMMEL, H. RALPH TAYLOR, AND FRANCIS M. WHEAT WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1966 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE On Banking anD CURRENCY, The committee met, pursuant to call, at 10:07 a.m., in room 5302, New Senate Office Building, Senator A. Willis Robertson (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Robertson, Sparkman, Douglas, Proxmire, Muskie, McIntyre, Bennett, and Thurmond. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will please come to order. Mr. Clerk, will you please announce the nominees and then invite them to appear. Mr. HALE. The first nominee is the Honorable Bernard L. Boutin of New Hampshire. Senator Cotton, Senator McIntyre, Congressman Cleveland, and Congressman Huot were planning to present him to the committee. The CHAIRMAN. Well, as our colleagues always have priority with this committee, they will be recognized. Senator McIntyre. STATEMENT OF THOMAS J. MCINTYRE, U.S. SENATOR FROM THE Senator MCINTYRE. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Senator MCINTYRE. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I am extremely pleased to appear before this committee, on which Í have the honor to sit, in support of the President's nomination of Bernard L. Boutin to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration. I have known Bernie Boutin for more than 20 years as a neighbor, a fellow Democrat, and a close friend. His confirmation will be a tribute to a record of accomplishment which he has built as an outstanding public servant. Bernard Boutin served as mayor of my home city of Laconia, N.H., for two terms during which he demonstrated the administrative ability, capacity for hard work and sterling honesty which have characterized his public service. The mayoralty of Laconia can be a difficult job, as I know from my own personal experience, and Mayor Boutin's record paved the way for a long succession of Democratic mayors from my hometown. 1 |