[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H741-H742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING MANDY SCHAUMBURG UPON HER RETIREMENT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, this speech is bittersweet. I stand to commend 
a member of my committee staff, Mandy Schaumburg, on her 20 years of 
public service.
  I thank Mandy for her years of service to this committee and this 
country and for being someone that I could count on to get the job 
done. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I have high standards, and 
sometimes people struggle to meet them. Not Mandy.
  Mandy not only met those standards. She exceeded them. She will be 
missed by our team, by the committee, and by me.
  Throughout her 20 years in Federal service, Mandy worked for former 
Representative Mark Green of Wisconsin and for the U.S. Department of 
Education under the leadership of Secretary Spellings.
  Mandy made her mark on the Education and the Workforce Committee, as 
well. She served this committee under Chairs Boehner, McKeon, Miller, 
Kline, Scott, and me.
  Throughout this time, she became highly respected on both sides of 
the Capitol for her expert knowledge on education and human services 
policy and for her ability to build coalitions.
  Having great ideas in Congress gets you only so far. You also need 
someone who knows how to implement those ideas. This is what Mandy was 
best at. Mandy often came up with creative and strategic solutions that 
brought individuals across the policy spectrum together. As a result, 
she was able to see numerous pieces of legislation make it across the 
finish line.
  Throughout the last two decades, Mandy was involved in nearly every 
major piece of education legislation. This includes laws that provide 
relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina as well as legislation that 
reformed child nutrition laws, the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, and so many more.
  Mandy has spent much of her career ensuring families have high-
quality education options for their children. Fighting side by side 
with Mandy to spread education freedom has been an honor. She has also 
been a fierce advocate for maintaining student privacy, something that 
is increasingly under threat today.
  Additionally, Mandy worked on providing practical solutions to ensure 
schools are able to implement the school meal programs effectively. 
This allowed more children to get the help they needed while also 
protecting taxpayers.
  I have also appreciated Mandy's dedication to holding the Federal 
Government accountable no matter which party controls the White House.
  Oversight has always been one of my top priorities, and having 
someone on my team who is as equally committed to slapping back the 
hand of Big Government whenever it overreaches was a great 
encouragement.
  Lastly, Mandy's dedication to mentoring younger staff members 
strengthened her team and the committee as a

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whole. Mandy is one whose door is always open and whose creative input 
is always welcome.
  Her legacy on this committee will last long after she leaves Capitol 
Hill. As a committee conservative, Mandy will further the cause of 
freedom wherever she goes.
  I wish Mandy all the best. I thank her for her exemplary work.

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