[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 90 (Monday, July 8, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H4330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         COMMUNICATION FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the President of the United States:

                                              The White House,

                                        Washington, June 29, 2002.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: As my staff has previously communicated 
     to you, I will undergo this morning a routine medical 
     procedure requiring sedation. In view of present 
     circumstances, I have determined to transfer temporarily my 
     Constitutional powers and duties to the Vice President during 
     the brief period of the procedure and recovery.
       Accordingly, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 
     of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the United States 
     Constitution, this letter shall constitute my written 
     declaration that I am unable to discharge the Constitutional 
     powers and duties of the office of President of the United 
     States. Pursuant to Section 3, the Vice President shall 
     discharge those powers and duties as Acting President until I 
     transmit to you a written declaration that I am able to 
     resume the discharge of those powers and duties.
           Sincerely,
     George W. Bush.  

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