[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H5931]
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:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 5, 2007.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Pelosi: In the light of recent developments in 
     a legal matter involving me in the Eastern District of 
     Virginia, I hereby request a leave from my duties as a Member 
     of the House Small Business Committee pending my successful 
     conclusion of that matter.
       In doing so, I, of course, express no admission of guilt or 
     culpability in that or any other matter that may be pending 
     in any court or before the House of Representatives. I have 
     supported every ethics and lobbying reform measure that you 
     and our Democratic Majority have authored, and I make this 
     request for leave to support the letter and the spirit of 
     your leadership in this area.
           Sincerely,
                                             William J. Jefferson.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the resignation is 
accepted.
  There was no objection.

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