WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement regarding Democratic Staff Director and Chief Counsel Janice Mays’ decision to retire soon from the Committee staff.

“Janice Mays is an institution at the Ways and Means Committee. During her over 40 years of service, she has been intimately involved in landmark tax, trade, health, social security, and welfare laws. Janice has tremendous respect for Congress, especially the Committee and its Members, and the positive impact they can have on all Americans. She is truly one of a kind and will be missed. We wish her all the best in the next stage of her life.”