[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 13 (Tuesday, February 7, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as chairman of the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce:

         Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of 
           Representatives,
                                 Washington, DC, February 6, 2006.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: As a result of my election Thursday as 
     Majority Leader, this letter is to inform you that I resign 
     as Chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
     and from further service on that Committee. During my five 
     years of service as Chairman on the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce, the Committee has overseen and enacted 131 
     public laws designed to improve the lives of all Americans.
       I also resign from the Committee on Agriculture on which I 
     have served since being elected to Congress. I would ask that 
     Conference Rule 2 be invoked with respect to my status on 
     both Committees. I am humbled by my peers' decision to elect 
     me as our Majority Leader and I look forward to working with 
     you in that capacity.
           Sincerely,
                                                  John A. Boehner,
                                                         Chairman.

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

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