[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 55 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E401]
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                     RECOGNITION OF ELENI M. ROUMEL

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 5, 2018

  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Eleni 
Marie Roumel for her dedicated service to the House of Representatives 
and specifically to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Eleni has been with the House Office of General Counsel since October 
2012, during which time she has provided invaluable counsel to House 
Members, Officers, and staff on a variety of legal issues. She has 
vigorously defended the institutional prerogatives of the House, and 
greatly assisted the Committees in fulfilling their important 
constitutional oversight roles.
  Of special importance to the Committee on Ways and Means, our staff 
came to rely on her expertise and guidance in connection with many of 
the Committee's investigative and oversight activities, as well as in 
connection with the Committee's interactions with the Executive Branch. 
Eleni was a trusted advisor on many aspects of the Affordable Care Act, 
and worked tirelessly to ensure the Committee's investigative efforts 
in overseeing the enforcement of the law were successful. Eleni has 
been instrumental in the Committee's efforts to combat Executive Branch 
overreach and vindicate the House's Appropriations Clause authority. In 
addition, Eleni has exemplified the role of counselor to Committee 
staff as someone who was eminently reliable, knowledgeable, creative, 
and genuinely a pleasure to work with. She will be greatly missed.
  This month, Eleni will continue her distinguished career of public 
service by commencing her new role as Deputy Counsel to the Vice 
President of the United States. Eleni served the House with great 
distinction, and we know she will serve the Vice President with that 
same level of distinction. On behalf of the many Members of the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee staff, who benefitted 
from her insightful counsel, I say thank you. We extend to her our very 
best wishes for her continued success.

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