[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 153 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H7618]
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, November 24, 2010.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: I hereby give notice of my resignation 
     from the United States House of Representatives, effective 
     4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday, November 29, 2010. 
     Attached is the letter I submitted to Governor Pat Quinn.
       Serving the 10th District of Illinois has been one of the 
     greatest honors of my life. We saved a veterans hospital, 
     expanded commuter rail and defended Lake Michigan. We fought 
     for our district, state, nation and our allies overseas.
       I look forward to continuing our important work in the 
     United States Senate.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Mark Kirk,
                                               Member of Congress.


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 24, 2010.
     Hon. Pat Quinn,
     Governor, State of Illinois, State House,
     Springfield, IL.
       Dear Governor Quinn: I hereby submit my resignation as 
     United States Representative of the 10th District of 
     Illinois, effective 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday, 
     November 29, 2010.
       Serving the 10th District of Illinois has been one of the 
     greatest honors of my life. We saved a veterans hospital, 
     expanded commuter rail and defended Lake Michigan. We fought 
     for our district, state, nation and our allies overseas.
       I look forward to working with you as a United States 
     Senator to promote bipartisan pro-Illinois policies to 
     strengthen our economy and improve our quality of life.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Mark Kirk,
     Member of Congress.

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