RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JUDY SCHNEIDER ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 126
(Extensions of Remarks - July 25, 2019)
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RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JUDY SCHNEIDER ON THE OCCASION OF HER
RETIREMENT
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HON. JAMIE RASKIN
of maryland
in the house of representatives
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Mr. RASKIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a distinguished
and enormously popular constituent, Judy Schneider, who is well-known
and beloved to the Members of this body. After nearly 43 years of
devoted service to the American people, she is retiring her post as a
Specialist on the Congress at the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
Ms. Schneider began her career as a Congressional Staffer on the
Temporary Select Committee to Study the Senate Committee System, the
House Commission on Administrative Review, and the Senate Ethics
Committee. Shortly thereafter she joined CRS as a Congressional
Procedures Analyst and then became Specialist on the Congress. An
admired and respected senior-level expert on the history, procedures,
rules and culture of Congress, she employed her sharp intellect,
prodigious curiosity and seasoned experience to the benefit of us all.
Over the course of her career, Ms. Schneider dedicated herself to
the always urgent mission of congressional reform. She contributed to
the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress in 1991, navigated
the creation of the Department of Homeland Security after 9/11, and
provided logistical support to Members and staff during five separate
changes of party control in the House.
Never content keeping her vast procedural knowledge to herself, Ms.
Schneider developed new orientation programs for incoming Senate
Chairs, co-authored the Congressional Deskbook guide to Congress, and
advised Members through hearings, markups, and committee assignment
bids. She also co-founded a program to train thousands of congressional
staffers and conducted professional
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trainings at the Brookings Institution. Her mentorship and scholarship
have informed a generation of congressional employees and I feel
reassured knowing that her institutional influence will continue long
past the date of her retirement.
Unsurprisingly given the scope and depth of her achievements, Ms.
Schneider has been decorated with many recognitions. She received a
Meritorious Service Award and a Congressional Staff Leadership Award
from the Stennis Center, as well as several awards from the
Congressional Management Foundation and the Women in Government
Relations (WGR) society. WGR even created a fellowship in her name to
honor her service to ``the thousands of women she has mentored,
developed, and trained.''
After spending her career shaping Congress into a more effective,
procedurally efficient place, Ms. Schneider now heads to Sea Isle City,
New Jersey, for an extremely well-deserved retirement. I thank her for
her career and service, and I have been immensely proud to call her my
friend and constituent and will always consider her so. She has our
best wishes.
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