[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REMEMBERING SCOTT LAY

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember Scott Lay, a 
higher education advocate and beloved member of California's public 
policymaking community.
  I came to know Scott when he was a young staffer at the Community 
College League of California. A product of Orange Coast College 
himself, Scott exemplified the opportunity that a community college 
education avails to millions of Americans. He would himself rise to 
lead the Community College League as its CEO after finishing law school 
at UC Davis.
  He loved politics and technology and was a progenitor of highly read 
newsletters such as The Roundup and The Nooner at the beginning of the 
online publishing boom.
  Scott's death is untimely and heartbreaking. He had an infectious 
enthusiasm. I know he would be proud of President Biden's Build Back 
Better community college initiative. I know he would want to be here to 
make it happen.
  I am very sorry for his loss, and I express my condolences to his 
family and loved ones.

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