[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 52 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H3656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as a member of the Committee on Small Business:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 22, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Capitol Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This letter serves as my formal 
     resignation from the House Committee on Small Business. This 
     resignation is effective as of the date of this letter.
           Sincerely,
                                               Bennie G. Thompson,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the resignation is 
accepted.
  There was no objection.

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