[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING THOMAS H. NEALE, CRS ANALYST

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                            HON. BRYAN STEIL

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 13, 2024

  Mr. STEIL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life and service of 
Thomas Holleran Neale, a specialist at the Congressional Research 
Service who served Congress for over 53 years until his death this 
year. Tom was born in 1943 and grew up in Auburn, New York. He attended 
Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Syracuse University, 
and the Universite of Dijon. At CRS, he served countless members of 
Congress and committees with his expertise in American elections, 
political history, and constitutional theory.
  Tom was a public servant, an active member of the community, and a 
faithful Catholic. He served as a member of community organizations 
including serving as president of the Association of Oldest 
Inhabitants. He contributed writings to Wilson Quarterly, the 
Encyclopedia of the United States Congress, and The Encyclopedia of the 
United States in the 19th Century. He lectured on American elections at 
Meridian International, the Organization of American States, and the 
House of Representatives' Parliamentary Development Task Force and its 
House Democracy Partnership. And on behalf of the State Department, he 
lectured at the Foreign Press Center in Washington, the U.S. Embassy in 
Austria and several Austrian universities, and the Egyptian Parliament 
and the American University in Cairo. He served Congress well and was 
recognized by many of his colleagues as an outstanding scholar and a 
dear friend to many. On behalf of all of Congress, I want to thank Tom 
for his enduring service to this institution.

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