[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E404]
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        HONORING THE SERVICE AND RETIREMENT OF MR. TIMOTHY BROWN

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 28, 2017

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize a valued staff member of the Office of Legislative Counsel--
Mr. Timothy Brown--who is retiring this month after 37 years of 
distinguished service to the House of Representatives.
  The Office of Legislative Counsel is an essential but oftentimes 
unheralded part of our Congressional support staff. Every bill and 
amendment we consider in the House of Representatives is drafted with 
the aid of the professionals in this office. In the course of my two 
decades of service on the Science Committee, Tim has aided me and my 
staff innumerable times in the drafting of legislation and amendments. 
While Tim's background is that of a lawyer, he has worked with the 
Science Committee staff to draft so many NASA, NSF, and NIST 
authorizations over the years, that Tim has become, in many respects, a 
science and space policy expert. In his quiet way, Tim taught the art 
of applying critical thinking to legislative drafting, and our bills 
were the better for it. Tim's expertise and dedication to his craft 
will be sorely missed on the Science Committee.
  While we will miss Tim, I hope after nearly four decades of service, 
that Tim will not miss us too much. I'm sure he is looking forward to 
spending more time with his wife, Sally, and his four children, Andrew, 
Alex, Emily, and Olivia. Hopefully Tim will have more time to pursue 
his passions like his love of basketball. Perhaps it's fitting that Tim 
is retiring in the midst of the NCAA March Madness.
  We often speak of the dedicated staff who make this institution such 
a wonderful place in which to work. It is the sense of this 
Congresswoman that Tim Brown is just such a person. The Science 
Committee's Members and staff wish him well as he moves on to new 
endeavors and a relaxing retirement. I thank Tim, for his many years of 
dedicated and loyal service.

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