[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as a member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 21, 1997.
     Re Request to take leave from Veterans Committee.

     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Newt: In light of my new assignment to the House 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, I hereby 
     request that I be granted a leave of absence from my assigned 
     slot on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       Thank you for your consideration.
       With warmest regards, I am,
           Very truly yours,
                                                         Bob Barr.
                                               Member of Congress.

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

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