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HONORING THE SERVICE OF MEGAN BARBERO
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HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY
of new york
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the extraordinary service of Megan Barbero, who served for more than two years in the House's Office of General Counsel as a Deputy General Counsel. During her tenure, Ms. Barbero played an integral role in safeguarding the legal interests of the House of Representatives and its Members, Officers, and employees in connection with federal court litigation involving issues of the highest institutional importance. Specifically, Ms. Barbero provided invaluable legal counsel and representation to numerous Committees of the House, greatly assisting them both in fulfilling their constitutionally authorized oversight functions and defending those prerogatives in litigation.
In particular, Ms, Barbero significantly contributed to the development and execution of a complex legal and litigation strategy to protect and defend the authority of the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to enforce in federal court compliance with congressional subpoenas for personal and business records of the President, as well as to obtain, by compulsion, official documents and testimony from the White House and other agencies of the Executive Branch. Ms. Barbero's extensive contributions to the drafting of the written briefs and her performance at numerous oral arguments in these cases were demonstrations of the finest legal advocacy.
Additionally, Ms. Barbero provided vital legal counsel to the House regarding both presidential impeachments, and with respect to the defense of longstanding institutional prerogatives, including the House's constitutional authority under the Appropriations and Rulemaking Clauses.
Ms. Barbero's work on behalf of the House has been of the highest caliber and I have no doubt that the Securities and Exchange Commission will benefit from her outstanding legal counsel. On behalf of the entire House community, I thank Ms. Barbero for her dedicated service to the House and I wish for her the very best in all of her future endeavors.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 147
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