[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3141]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING TIFFANY JOSLYN

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise with great sadness and 
overwhelming grief to acknowledge the passing of my beloved staff 
member, Tiffany Joslyn.
  As we return to Washington, I did not want one day to pass without a 
tribute to her, although I will return again with more details and more 
expressions of how talented she was.
  Tiffany died Saturday, March 5, in a very tragic car accident while 
traveling between Rhode Island and Massachusetts, having gone home to 
mourn with her family on the passing of a relative.
  The greatest tragedy of all is that not only did Tiffany lose her 
life, but her beloved only brother died and his wife was injured in the 
same accident.
  I come today to acknowledge her light and to tell her parents of the 
great respect Tiffany has garnered throughout the Washington community 
and beyond.
  She was a brilliant writer. She served as Deputy Chief Counsel of the 
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations 
of the House Judiciary Committee.
  Republicans and Democrats loved her well. She had the kind of spirit, 
generosity, and eagerness to get the job done that everyone loved.
  Tiffany had a passion to help the most vulnerable and those who were 
caught up in the criminal justice system unfairly, but also those who 
deserved restoration and rehabilitation. Together we were on a journey 
to continue to find a way to reform the criminal justice system.
  She made great progress. Two of the bills we worked on have already 
passed out of the Judiciary Committee, and I am praying that they come 
to the floor not only in her name, but in the names of all the 
vulnerable people that would benefit from her great work.
  To her family, this tragedy is so enormous that words cannot comfort, 
but you should know that your daughter and your late son were lights to 
so many. May good bless them as they rest in peace, for they left a 
legacy. It will go on and on.
  I am ever grateful for the opportunity to work with Tiffany, a young 
woman with a big heart and maybe even an old soul. She had a lot to 
give and a lot of intellect to make a difference in this world.

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