[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 105 (Thursday, July 14, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5050]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as a member of the Committee on Ethics:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 14, 2011.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I write to inform you that I have 
     notified Chairman Bonner and Ranking Member Sanchez of my 
     resignation from the Ethics Committee of the House of 
     Representatives.
       It is because of my high regard for the Ethics Committee 
     and its vital, non-partisan role enforcing the standards of 
     official conduct in the House of Representatives that I make 
     this decision. Having recently announced my candidacy for the 
     United States Senate, I want to ensure my status as a 
     candidate for higher office does not in any way cause the 
     work of the Ethics Committee to become fodder for politics or 
     partisanship.
       It has been a privilege and an honor to serve on this 
     committee.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Mazie K. Hirono.

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

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