[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 168 (Tuesday, October 25, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1080]
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IN RECOGNITION OF ANTHONY VALDEZ AND HIS SERVICE TO THE HOUSE COMMITTEE 
                            ON THE JUDICIARY

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                          HON. JERROLD NADLER

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2022

  Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I rise, along with Zoe Lofgren, Chair of 
the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship to thank Anthony Valdez 
for his service to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  Anthony received his bachelor's degree and a master's in public 
policy from the University of Maryland. He first joined the Judiciary 
Committee as an intern with our Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security. After nearly a year interning while in college, and 
a further fellowship with the committee, Anthony joined us permanently 
as Staff Assistant to the full committee in January 2020. That August, 
Anthony was named Professional Staff Member and Legislative Aide for 
the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  As Staff Assistant, Anthony supported the full committee's senior 
staff and me directly. As part of my administrative team, Anthony 
played a leading role in our committee's seamless transition to remote 
and hybrid work at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He is remembered 
as a committed advocate and mentor by the many interns and incoming 
junior staff that he helped shepherd through our committee. Anthony was 
also a vital member in the Committee's oversight of the Trump 
Administration, which included pouring through critical evidence, 
assisting in Member preparation, and staffing high-profile 
congressional hearings. Regardless of the hour, Anthony answered the 
call of duty and became a trusted member of the Committee's impeachment 
and senate trial teams.
  Finally, Anthony was promoted again to serve as Professional Staff 
and Legislative Aide to the Subcommittee on Immigration and 
Citizenship. For two years Anthony served as clerk for all Immigration 
subcommittee business and his work was essential to the success of much 
of the subcommittee's activities. Substantively, Anthony was the point 
person on private bills and was instrumental in the passage of five 
private bills this Congress, H.R. 187, H.R. 680, H.R. 681, H.R. 739, 
and H.R. 785. He worked with counsel to prepare myself and Ms. Lofgren 
for the annual refugee consultation and helped us fight to raise the 
refugee admissions goal and increase processing. Anthony also 
contributed significantly to our markup of H.R. 3648, the Equal Access 
to Green Cards for Legal Employment Act of 2022 or the EAGLE Act of 
2022.
  For nearly four years, I have been fortunate to count Anthony among 
my team. I, and the American people, have greatly benefited from his 
passion for public service, his fine character, and his commitment to 
excellence. Through extraordinarily demanding times, Anthony was 
dependable and contributed substantially with diligence and good humor. 
We will greatly miss Anthony as he heads off to the University of 
Virginia School of Law, but we look forward to following his next steps 
in public service and the law.
  We thank Anthony Valdez for his service to the Committee and wish him 
the best of luck with this new chapter.

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