[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 212 (Tuesday, December 15, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING LANGLEY RESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BETSY SCHATZ

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 15, 2020

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Langley Residential 
Executive Director Betsy Schatz for the service she has provided to our 
developmental disability community for more than three decades.
  The Langley Residential Support Services is a non-profit organization 
and was founded in 1983 by three churches in McLean, Virginia. It has 
since continued to expand its reach across the county to help as many 
people as possible. In fact, Langley now has 15 fulltime employees, 14 
part-time employees and approximately 30 volunteers who provide support 
and services to adults with developmental disabilities and their 
families.
  For the past 36 years, Langley has been helping families ensure that 
their adult child, sister, brother or other loved one with a 
developmental disability has a home to call his or her own. Langley 
Residential Support Services is dedicated to the mission that all 
people, regardless of developmental disabilities, have the right to 
live in dignity and as independently as possible--allowing all to 
participate as fully as possible in our society.
  Since 1988, Betsy Schatz has been at the forefront of the great work 
and growth of the organization. For 31 years she has been a passionate 
advocate for people with developmental disabilities and is a true 
leader in our community. Under her stewardship Langley has been able to 
expand their assistance to six residential homes, several community 
drop-in services, and provides numerous other resources to benefit its 
clients and their families. Langley is a pioneer in this field and 
assisted more than 50 individuals in the last year alone.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in commending Langley 
Residential Executive Director Betsy Schatz and in thanking her for her 
tireless efforts and dedication. She and her team strive to ensure that 
those with developmental disabilities have fair opportunities and a 
quality of life that all people deserve. I wish Executive Director 
Betsy Schatz and Langley Residential Support Services continued success 
in fulfilling their admirable mission.

                          ____________________