[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 214 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1175-E1176]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN APPRECIATION OF MILAGROS CISNEROS' WORK WITH THE HOUSE JUDICIARY 
                               COMMITTEE

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 17, 2020

  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, today, as the Chairman of the Committee on 
the Judiciary, I join with Representative Karen Bass, Chair of the 
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, in expressing 
our appreciation for Milagros Cisneros' work with the Committee over 
the past two years.
  Milagros came to us as a detailee from the Administrative Office of 
the U.S. Courts, having worked for nearly sixteen years as an Assistant 
Federal Public Defender in Phoenix, Arizona, representing indigent 
clients in federal criminal cases. Prior to starting her career as a 
public defender, Milagros attended Bryn Mawr College and the Arizona 
State University College of Law.
  At the conclusion of her detail to the Committee, she will be 
resuming her work in the Federal Defender's office in Phoenix, Arizona.
  As counsel to the Committee's Democrats, Milagros provided 
indispensable analysis and advice concerning oversight hearings and a 
wide range of proposed legislation concerning various issues, such as 
criminal justice reform, prison reform, reforming our drug laws, com 
batting violence against women, immigration-related issues, tribal 
justice issues, and the federal death penalty. Her works was 
particularly instrumental in obtaining passage of the Effective 
Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, the Marijuana Opportunity 
Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, and important provisions in 
the CARES Act and HEROEs Act to protect incarcerated individuals from 
the COVID-19 pandemic.
  As the Committee continued its effort to reform our criminal justice 
system, Milagros' experience as a federal defender informed our 
legislative and oversight efforts, particularly with respect to issues 
related to the Department of Justice's implementation of the FIRST STEP 
Act.
  We have appreciated and benefited from Milagros' energy, enthusiasm, 
and insight over the past two years, during which she became an 
integral part of our team. We will miss her.
  We thank Milagros for her selfless service to the Committee, and we 
wish her the best as she continues her career.

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