[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E768-E769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING MR. ANDREW LOEB SHOENIG UPON HIS DEPARTURE FROM WASHINGTON

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                          HON. CHARLES W. DENT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2017

  Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my great appreciation 
for a tremendous service that has been rendered to the Congress by 
Andrew Loeb Shoenig in his capacity as International Programs Director 
of the Congressional Study Groups.

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  As you are aware, the Congressional Study Groups are the premier 
international projects administered by the U.S. Association of Former 
Members of Congress, and they are the most active and substantive 
bipartisan exchange involving the U.S. Congress and legislative 
branches of another country.
  Mr. Shoenig has been an integral part of the Study Group's 
outstanding success for almost six years. He worked tirelessly to 
enable Members to have a productive and fruitful dialogue with 
colleagues in the legislatures of Germany, Japan, Turkey, and the E.U. 
His effective leadership has resulted in the creation of a network of 
colleagues who have an avenue of discourse, so that the many important 
international issues that affect our constituencies can be addressed in 
a constructive and positive manner.
  In addition to expressing the appreciation of my colleagues in 
Congress, I wish to add that on a personal note, it has been a great 
pleasure working with Andy over the past six years during my 
chairmanship of the Congressional Study Group on Germany. He is an 
exceptional professional who has delivered to Members an incredibly 
valuable and effective service. He is leaving Washington to earn his 
Master's Degree in Public Administration at the University of North 
Carolina, and we wish him much success as he pursues this new 
opportunity.

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