[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E744]
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  HONORING WILLIAM HAVEMANN'S SERVICE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 6, 2021

  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize the exceptional service of William E. Havemann, who served in 
the House's Office of General Counsel as an Associate General Counsel.
  During his tenure, Mr. Havemann played an integral role in advancing 
and protecting the legal interests of the House of Representatives and 
its Members, Officers, and employees in connection with Federal court 
litigation involving issues of the highest institutional importance. 
Mr. Havemann provided invaluable legal counsel and representation to 
numerous Committees of the House, greatly assisting them both in 
fulfilling their constitutionally authorized oversight functions and 
defending those prerogatives in litigation. In particular, Mr. Havemann 
was primarily responsible for developing the House's legal position in 
support of challenges to the Trump administration's attempt to change 
the criteria for determining whether immigrants to the United States 
are likely to become a ``public charge.'' The amicus briefs filed by 
the House and oral arguments presented by Mr. Havemann directly 
contributed to the Trump administration's position being invalidated by 
multiple federal courts.
  Additionally, Mr. Havemann provided essential legal counsel to the 
House regarding both Presidential impeachments, as well as with respect 
to the defense of long-standing institutional powers, including House 
Committees' authority to enforce its subpoenas and the House's 
constitutional authority to adopt rules permitting its Members to 
participate in the legislative process remotely by proxy during an 
unprecedented global pandemic.
  Mr. Havemann's work on behalf of the House has been of the highest 
caliber and I have no doubt that clients of the Hogan Lovells' law firm 
will benefit from his excellent legal counsel. On behalf of the entire 
House community, I thank Mr. Havemann for his dedicated service to the 
House, and I wish for him the very best in all of his future endeavors.

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