Liz graduated from Radcliffe College with honors in 1962 and capped her educational career by graduating from Harvard Law School in 1965. This background provided her with an important base which allowed her to serve as a member of our House Judiciary Committee. Her contributions to this committee have been many and varied. including her chairing of its Subcommittee on Immigration. Refugees and International Law. As chairman of this subcommittee. she made important contributions to the policies which govern the inflow of immigrants to this Nation. including a major revision of these codes in the Refugee Act of 1980. This act revised the numbers of refugees which could enter this Nation as well as enhanced the powers of the legislative branch in deciding future policy in this area. As a member of the House Budget Committee. Liz worked with her colleagues to eliminate waste in Government programs which resulted in a dramatic reduction in the Federal deficit from $66 billion in the beginning of the 96th Congress to $29 billion in 1980.
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