Pelosi Statement on the Retirement of Ways and Means Staff Director Janice Mays

"Janice Mays has been a pillar of wisdom on the House Democratic Ways and Means Committee for more than 40 years.

"Some of the most consequential legislation of recent history has been shaped by Janice's keen strategic insight and expertise.  Janice's leadership helped strengthen Social Security, craft tax reform in 1986, and enable millions of American families to afford quality health coverage.  Her unparalleled knowledge has been an extraordinary asset to our Caucus and to hard-working families.

"Janice's expertise and judgement has earned the respect and admiration of the Democratic Ways and Means Committee members she has advised, Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, and countless Democratic staff she mentored.  As she concludes decades of tremendous service to the Congress and to our country, we wish Janice and her family all the best as she writes the next chapter of her journey."