[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1078]
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      CELEBRATING THE LONG CAREER AND RETIREMENT OF ELLEN WALLACH

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2018

  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the retirement of 
Ellen Wallach, a public servant whose faithful and diligent spirit has 
graced my district office throughout my tenure in Congress.
   Ellen Wallach has had a long, fruitful, and deeply impactful career 
in casework and constituent services, first for the office of Rep. Ted 
Weiss from 1977 to 1993, and then for my office from 1993 onwards. Her 
knowledge of casework issues is encyclopedic, and she has inspired 
generations of young caseworkers with the care she brings to her life-
changing work. In many ways, Ellen has directly performed the most 
important duties of any congressional office: she meets with 
constituents who are facing what can be profoundly challenging 
circumstances, and she finds a way to help them. During her 42 years 
working for the House of Representatives, Ellen has steadfastly 
assisted New Yorkers facing a slew of issues, many of them 
unprecedented or legally convoluted, as they navigate the immigration 
system, attempt to gain access to basic healthcare and housing, or work 
to receive the veterans' and retirement benefits to which they are 
entitled. Ellen also assisted in the immediate and long-term aftermath 
of the devastating 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, which 
occurred in our congressional district; she has fought for the rights 
of survivors, first responders, and families to receive the resources 
and information they needed to recover and live life to the fullest. As 
if that were not enough, Ellen devotes much of her free time to 
supporting the local arts community, to the benefit of countless 
children and artists in New York City. Her career has been dedicated to 
the people of New York in the truest sense of the word, and on behalf 
of my constituency, my staff, and myself, I wish Ellen a restful, 
joyous transition into retirement.
   Ellen Wallach is a role model for those who want to dedicate their 
lives to benefitting others in real and lasting ways. I salute her, and 
I thank her for her service to the people of the United States, the 
State of New York and my Congressional District.

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