[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1166]
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  RECOGNITION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH 
                                SERVICE

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 16, 2014

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
100th anniversary of what we now know as the Congressional Research 
Service.
  Today's Congressional Research Service--CRS--was first established in 
the Library of Congress in 1914 as the Legislative Reference Service to 
provide reference information to Members of Congress to assist in their 
legislative work. Over the past 100 years, the LRS evolved into today's 
CRS. Today, CRS employs more than 600 experts to assist Congress with 
research and analysis.
  CRS and its employees provide an invaluable service to Members of 
Congress and their staff. In an era of political gridlock and partisan 
rhetoric, CRS consistently provides in-depth, authoritative, and 
consistently non-partisan work product in order to ensure that we have 
an informed legislature.
  In the 1950s, the press called LRS ``Congress's right arm.'' I 
believe that description would be just as accurate about today's CRS. 
CRS has taken that role seriously--it has continued to modernize and 
evolve, while maintaining its core mission of independent research and 
policy analysis. It has kept up with modern technology, updating its 
website to be more user-friendly and providing Members and staff with 
quick access to timely reports and detailed analysis.
  Mr. Speaker, CRS at 100 is a critical tool to an informed Congress, 
and I look forward to working with CRS as it embarks on its second 
century of service.

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