[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 197 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1226]
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 RECOGNIZING CHRISTINE LEONARD AND HER SERVICE TO THE HOUSE JUDICIARY 
                               COMMITTEE

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 12, 2021

  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I rise along with my colleague, 
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Chair of the Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, to thank Christine Leonard for her 
service to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Christine came to the Committee as part of a career focused on 
judiciary and criminal justice issues. Before joining the Committee as 
Counsel, Christine had a long history of working closely with the 
Committee in various roles, including as Counsel to Rep. Delahunt, 
Senior Counsel to Sen. Ted Kennedy, Director of the Office of 
Legislative Affairs at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, as 
the Director of the Vera Institute of Justice's DC Office, Executive 
Director of the Coalition for Public Safety, and as Director of the 
Office of Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Sentencing Commission. 
Christine received her B.A. and J.D. from Boston College.
  Christine joined our Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security as Counsel in 2020 and has played an integral role in our 
prison and drug enforcement reform work. Among other things, she also 
played a critical role in helping to advance my bill, the Marijuana 
Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act--which would 
reverse failed federal policies criminalizing marijuana and would take 
steps to address the heavy toll this policy has taken across the 
country, particularly among communities of color--through the 
Committee.
  The Committee and the country at large have benefited greatly from 
Christine's dedication to reforming our criminal justice system and 
ensuring our laws are equitably applied. We will greatly miss her 
strong work ethic and passion for justice, as she takes the next step 
in her career.
  We thank Christine for her service to the Committee and wish her the 
best of luck with this new chapter.

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