[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E467]
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                       HONORING JENNIFER L. SMITH

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                             HON. PAUL RYAN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 28, 2012

  Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, my colleague, Mr. Van Hollen, and 
I want to take a moment to recognize the retirement of Jennifer L. 
Smith, CBO's Associate General Counsel. Ms. Smith is retiring after 
more than 32 years of service to the Congress.
  She began her career at the Senate in 1979. While working for the 
Secretary of the Senate, she attended law school at night and became 
one of the Senate's Assistant Parliamentarians. She served as an 
Assistant Counsel for the House Budget Committee, the General Counsel 
for the Senate Budget Committee, and the Deputy General Counsel for 
CBO. In 2006, she returned to the Senate Parliamentarian's Office as 
the Senate Precedents Editor, and in 2010 returned to CBO as the 
Associate General Counsel.
  In each of her roles, Ms. Smith worked tirelessly to ensure that the 
decisions of each office were carefully researched, well reasoned, and 
fully documented.
  As an attorney for CBO, Ms. Smith ensured that CBO's estimates of 
legislation were based on a solid understanding of the law. Her skills 
as an attorney have been highlighted in the diverse issues she has 
worked on while at CBO, ranging from immigration to social security to 
lease-purchase issues. Her knowledge of appropriations law, copyright 
law, and the ethics rules of the House of Representatives rivals those 
of the most acknowledged experts in those fields.
  Ms. Smith's excellent work has been recognized throughout her career. 
In 2005, as CBO's Deputy General Counsel, she received a CBO Director's 
Award for outstanding performance. And she has received a number of 
other awards recognizing her outstanding contributions at CBO.
  Ms. Smith has exemplified CBO's high standard of professionalism, 
objectivity, and nonpartisanship. She has been a wise counselor and a 
frequent mentor. As important as the quality of her work, Ms. Smith's 
value as a colleague is unmatched. Her unfailing sense of humor, 
dependability, loyalty and her prowess on the softball field will not 
be forgotten.
  We thank Jennifer Smith and commend her for her many years of 
dedicated, faithful, and outstanding service to CBO, to Congress, and 
to the American people. We wish her all the best in her well-deserved 
retirement.

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