[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 170 (Monday, October 23, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1399]
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                    IN RECOGNITION OF ROBERT NEWLEN

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 23, 2017

  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Robert Newlen, for his 
decades of service to the Library of Congress. Beginning his career in 
1975 at the Congressional Research Service and working his way up to 
Deputy Librarian of Congress, Mr. Newlen is truly an inspiration.
  During his time at the Library of Congress, he has served in various 
capacities, including assistant director and then director of the 
Knowledge Services Group in CRS, law librarian for collections, 
outreach and services in the Law Library, the Library of Congress' 
Chief of Staff, and as of last year the Deputy Librarian of Congress. 
Mr. Newlen's personal commitment and devotion to the institution is 
unparalleled. He has committed his entire professional career, 43 years 
to be exact, to making the Library of Congress a vital part of the 
deliberations of the legislative branch.
  Mr. Newlen's behind-the-scenes efforts in the Law Library were 
critical in bringing the Magna Carta, one of history's most celebrated 
documents and a major influence on our Founding Fathers, to the Library 
of Congress for exhibit in 2014.
  Mr. Newlen is known as a quiet leader and a mentor among his 
colleagues and friends at the Library, who has inspired many and has 
forever left his mark on this great institution. I have had the good 
fortune of interacting with Mr. Newlen many times. As many say, he is a 
gentleman and a scholar.
  After leaving the Library of Congress, Mr. Newlen will be moving to 
my home state of California to work as the head of the Dwight D. 
Opperman Foundation. Mr. Speaker, Robert Newlen has been an 
extraordinary public servant, and I know the House of Representatives 
joins me in wishing him well in the future

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