[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 23 (Monday, February 8, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E119]
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                    HONORING FORMER REP. JANE HARMAN

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 8, 2021

  Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I want to take a moment to pay tribute to a 
dear friend and a wonderful former colleague of ours. Former Rep. Jane 
Harman, who retired from this House in 2011 after nine terms 
representing the Thirty-Ninth District of California, is stepping down 
in February after ten very successful years as CEO of the Wilson 
Center. I hope all of us in this House will join me in congratulating 
her and wishing her well in her next endeavors. I have no doubt that 
she will find new ways to continue serving her country, as she has done 
with such dedication and ability since her days as a staffer for Sen. 
John Tunney in the early 1970's and during her time in Congress, where 
she served as Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence. Jane's entire career has been spent in service to the 
people of California and to the American people.
  The Wilson Center was created by Congress in 1968 to serve as a 
nonpartisan policy forum and support research into addressing global 
issues. It continues to fulfill its role as a public think tank, a 
place where scholars and leaders come together to seek creative 
solutions to some of the country's and the world's most intractable 
challenges. As the first woman to serve as its CEO, Jane oversaw an 
expansion of its programs, helped grow its federal appropriation by a 
third, and launched its Global Women's Leadership Initiative. She drew 
on her close contacts abroad to bring world-class scholars and global 
leaders to the Center for informative discussions and debates, and I 
was honored to be her guest at the Center's fiftieth anniversary dinner 
in 2018 and to welcome Jane back to Capitol Hill for the Center's very 
informative `Fiscal Ship' budgetary exercise in 2016. Under her 
guidance, the Wilson Center has truly lived up to its mission and will 
surely continue to do so for a long time to come as a result of her 
sound management and oversight.
  I hope all of us will take a moment to thank former Rep. Jane Harman 
for her many years of outstanding service to our country and her 
commitment to the hard work of ensuring that our democracy can deliver 
the best policymaking for the American people. She will long remain a 
friend to so many of us in this House, and I will continue to cherish 
her friendship and her wise counsel in the years ahead.

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