Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to Chick Reynolds, the former Chief Reporter of Debates for the Senate. As my colleagues know, Chick passed away earlier this month. He will be sorely missed by each and every one of us.

The Reporter of Debates is one of those unheralded jobs without which this institution could not run. The Reporter is the bridge between the Senator and his constituents and between this institution and history. By faithfully transcribing the proceedings of the Senate, the Recorder ensures that ordinary Americans can follow the work of their elected representatives and that historians will have an accurate record of the great debates of our time.

Chick Reynolds was considered one of the fastest and most accurate reporters in the United States. As a result, he recorded many of the most momentous political events of the latter half of the twentieth century, including the McCarthy and Jimmy Hoffa hearings and President Kennedy's famous speech in Berlin.

In 1974, Chick Reynolds was appointed an official reporter for the Senate, and he went on to become chief reporter in 1988. He served in that job with distinction, and he was scheduled to retire, in fact, next month.

I join my colleagues in extending my sympathies to Chick's wife, Lucille, on her loss.

Mr. President, I yield the floor.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: What is the order of business?

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The regular order is that the regulatory reform bill will be laid down.

Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I might proceed as if in morning business for no more than 2 minutes for the purpose of introducing a bill.

Mr. GLENN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I will not object; may I ask, is it going to be a couple of minutes? That will be fine. I know Senator John Kerry has some remarks he would like to make. We will put the bill in and yield to him for some remarks, if that is OK. And then we will go on with remarks on the bill.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. BURNS. I thank my friend from Ohio.

THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana is recognized.

Mr. BURNS. I thank the Chair.

(The remarks of Mr. Burns pertaining to the introduction of S. 1000 are located in today's Record under `Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.')

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