[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 58 (Wednesday, April 11, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E434-E435]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING SCOTT FLEMING ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 11, 2018

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Scott Fleming, a 
former House staffer and longtime public servant who is retiring in May 
after seventeen years working for Georgetown University. Over the 
years, I've had the opportunity to get to know Scott well, both through 
his work on Capitol Hill and in the Clinton Administration as well as 
later during his long tenure as a liaison between Georgetown 
University, my law school alma mater, and Congress.
  Scott's association with Georgetown goes back more than four decades. 
He graduated from Georgetown's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign 
Service in 1972 with a bachelor's degree. Already, though, he was 
working for Sen. Stuart Symington, from his home state of Missouri, as 
a Staff Assistant. After obtaining his master's degree in public policy 
from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University 
of Texas-Austin, Scott went to work for Rep. Dan Glickman from Kansas, 
serving from 1975 to 1988 in the roles of Legislative Assistant, 
Legislative Staff Director, and Chief of Staff. When Rep. Nita Lowey 
was elected, she hired Scott in 1989 as her first Chief of Staff and to 
oversee the opening of her Congressional office.
  Leaving the House in 1995 with a wealth of legislative experience and 
institutional knowledge, Scott joined the Clinton Administration's 
Department of Education as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of 
Congressional Affairs. Later, he served as Assistant Secretary for 
Legislation and Congressional Affairs. When President Clinton left 
office in 2001, Scott left government service but didn't venture too 
far. He returned to his alma mater to serve as Georgetown's Associate 
Vice President of Federal Relations. While doing so,

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Scott has also served on the boards of the National Association of 
Independent College and Universities and of NAFSA: Association of 
International Educators Public Policy Advisory Committee.
  During his tenure, Scott worked tirelessly to secure federal funding 
for key educational initiatives benefitting students at Georgetown and 
at institutions of higher education across the country. He's won 
accolades for his work to shape the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill and related 
legislation to increase benefits available to veterans seeking to 
attend college and graduate school. In recent years, Scott has been at 
the forefront of efforts by Georgetown and other universities to 
prevent the deportation of DREAMers studying in this country, which 
they've called home from a young age, and wishing to be a part of 
building its future. Throughout his time at Georgetown, he's been a 
fervent promoter of public service careers, taking time to bring 
students to Capitol Hill and teaching classes at Georgetown's McCourt 
School of Public Policy.
  Scott has been an advisor, friend, and--in my opinion--the embodiment 
of the Jesuit principles that make up the `Spirit of Georgetown' 
throughout his career. I wish my fellow Hoya all the best in retirement 
and thank him for his service to the Congress, in the executive branch 
furthering educational opportunities in our country, and to Georgetown 
University and institutions of higher learning throughout America.

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