[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 22 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H611-H612]
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,

                                Washington, DC, February 11, 2010.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Speaker Pelosi: This letter is to let you know that I 
     have sent a letter to Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle informing 
     her that I am resigning my position as the United States 
     Representative for the First Congressional district of Hawaii 
     effective February 28, 2010.
       It has been my privilege to serve in the United States 
     House of Representatives on behalf of the people of Hawaii 
     for the past 19 years. And to have served with you, Madam 
     Speaker, the first female Speaker of the House, is an honor. 
     I owe you and all my Congressional colleagues a debt of 
     gratitude for your leadership, dedication, and friendship. I 
     look forward to working with you in the future.
       During my tenure in Washington, DC I have seen partisan 
     division grind our important work to a halt but I have also 
     developed lasting relationships in pursuit of bi-partisan 
     solutions on national defense, natural resources, and energy 
     issues. In the coming months and years, I plan to bring the 
     best of what I have learned in the U.S. Congress and from the 
     Obama Administration's promise of hope and change back to the 
     islands of Hawaii.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Neil Abercrombie,
     Member of Congress.
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                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 11, 2010.
     Hon. Linda Lingle,
     Governor, Executive Chambers, Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu, 
         HI.
       Dear Governor Lingle: This letter is intended to serve 
     notice that I will be resigning my position as the United 
     States Representative for the First Congressional District of 
     Hawaii effective February 28, 2010. It has been a great 
     privilege to serve the people of Hawaii in the U.S. House of 
     Representatives for the past 19 years and I am grateful for 
     their faith and trust.
       I would like to thank my colleagues in the House, and more 
     specifically, in the Hawaii Congressional Delegation for the 
     honor of serving the people of our state and country

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     together as a team. I am looking forward to continuing our 
     important work to build a better Hawaii in the years ahead.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Neil Abercrombie,
     Member of Congress.

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