[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 123 (Monday, July 22, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E954]
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                 HONORING THE CAREER OF JUDY SCHNEIDER

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 22, 2019

  Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Judy Schneider who 
is retiring from the Congressional Research Service after over forty 
years of service on Capitol Hill.
  Last year, when Judy Schneider received a lifetime achievement award 
from the Congressional Management Foundation, the Roll Call article on 
the event stated that ``hundreds of members of Congress know how to 
legislate because Judy Schneider taught them.'' If anything, that does 
not capture the extent and depth of Judy Schneider's influence on 
Congress and the legislative process.
  Judy, who received both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from American 
University has also worked for the Senate Ethics Committee, the Senate 
Select Committee to Study the Senate Committee System, and the House 
Commission on Administrative Review. She has been with CRS since 1979. 
She has also been active with Women in Government Relations, who 
recognized and honored her work through their program ``Direct Connect 
to Congress'' series by creating a fellowship in her name.
  Congress depends on rules and precedents, decades and sometimes 
centuries old. We, as legislators, must rely upon guides and 
pathfinders to navigate the legislative process and to make sure that 
the institution operates as it should. There have been few, if any, 
guides and pathfinders as instrumental in serving this institution and 
in lighting the way for all of us to assist us in working to ensure 
that this nation meets the challenge of its promise.
  I thank Judy Schneider for her years of service to all of us and wish 
her the very best in her retirement.

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