Honorable Daniel Patrick Moynihan
United States Senator, New York, Democrat
Senator Moynihan was first elected to the U.S. Senate in1976. He served as an Aide to New York Governor Averell Harrimanfrom 1955 to 1958, as Assistant U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1963to 1965, as Urban Affairs Assistant to President Richard Nixonfrom 1969 to 1971, as U.S. Ambassador to India from 1973 to 1975,and as United Nations Ambassador from 1975 to 1976. He is a memberof the following committees: Environment and Public Works; Finance(of which he is Ranking Minority Member); Rules and Administration;and the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress. The followingis from the Senate floor debate of October 8,…
