[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E96-E97]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING JOANNA CAPPS ON HER RETIREMENT

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 2, 2022

  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I, along with Representative Granger and 
Representative Cole, rise today to recognize and congratulate Joanna 
``Jodi'' Capps, who retired from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) 
on January 21, 2022, after more than 33 years of exemplary service to 
the Congress.
  During her career, Jodi came to be highly respected by Congressional 
staff on both sides of the aisle for her deep institutional knowledge 
and expertise regarding the annual appropriations process.
  In 1994, four years after beginning her Congressional career as a 
professional staff member for the Senate Appropriations Committee, Jodi 
moved to the Scorekeeping unit within the Budget Analysis Division of 
the Congressional Budget Office. For the next 28 years, she provided 
timely, informative, and reliable analysis for hundreds of iterations 
of appropriation bills while also supporting the agency's other core 
budgetary analysis functions.
  During her tenure Jodi developed a breadth of substantive expertise 
across many of the annual appropriation bills. In carrying out her 
duties, Jodi has earned a reputation for being a dependable and 
trustworthy colleague, and

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her efforts to foster strong, collaborative working relationships 
within CBO and with Congressional staff have strengthened both entities 
from an institutional perspective.
  We are particularly grateful to her for the last 17 years she spent 
doing crucial work to support the legislative efforts of the House and 
Senate Appropriations Committees' Subcommittees on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education. Jodi's tireless contributions to the 
Subcommittees--including countless nights and weekends--have been 
indispensable to drafting annual appropriations bills and emergency 
supplementals that benefit millions of American families. The 
Subcommittees' work spans a vast array of incredibly important topics, 
and the legislation from those subcommittees that has been enacted by 
this institution are better for the efforts Jodi has made to keep the 
Congress informed.
  Outside of her work responsibilities, Jodi is known for her creative 
talents, generous civic attitude, and famous love of animals. She is a 
bighearted volunteer who makes it a priority to contribute her time and 
resources to support a wide variety of community groups that benefit 
people of all walks of life--and animals, too. She and her husband of 
many years, Alan, share a particular passion for four-footed friends, 
several of which are in their care at any given time. In the years 
ahead, we know that Jodi's community will benefit tremendously from her 
newfound time to devote to pursuing her passions.
  We are grateful for Jodi's distinguished service to the Congress and 
know she will be missed throughout Capitol Hill. We celebrate her 
tremendous contributions to this institution, and wish her the best in 
her retirement.

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