[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H497]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation from the House of Representatives:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                 Cannon House Office Building,

                                 Washington, DC, January 26, 2009.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker, I am writing to resign my position as 
     the United States Representative for the 20th District of New 
     York effective Monday, January 26, 2009. Governor David 
     Paterson of New York has selected me to fill the vacancy left 
     in the U.S. Senate by Hillary Rodham Clinton's resignation to 
     become our Secretary of State. My letter of resignation 
     addressed to the New York Secretary of State is attached.
       It has been a great privilege for me to serve the 
     constituents of New York's 20th District in the House of 
     Representatives for the past two years. I hope to build on 
     the work I began in this district, to help all of the people 
     of New York.
       I also want to thank you, Madam Speaker, my colleagues in 
     the House, and in particular the New York Congressional 
     delegation. I am so grateful for my time in the House, for 
     and the honor working with so many outstanding Members. I 
     look forward to continuing our work and collaboration to 
     build a better New York and a better America.
           Thank you and God bless,
                                            Kirsten E. Gillibrand.
       Attachment:
                                         House of Representatives,


                                 Cannon House Office Building,

                                 Washington, DC, January 23, 2009.
     Hon. Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez,
     Secretary of State, Department of State, Washington Avenue, 
         Albany, NY.
       Dear Secretary Cortes-Vasquez: This letter is to inform you 
     that effective immediately, I resign my seat in the United 
     States Congress in order to assume my duties as United States 
     Senator.
           Very truly yours,
     Kirsten Gillibrand.

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