[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 121 (Friday, August 5, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5893]
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, August 3, 2011.
       Dear Speaker Boehner: Thank you for your courtesies to me 
     as Speaker and your fairness as Chairman of the Education 
     Committee.
       By this letter, I give notice of my resignation from the 
     United States House of Representatives, effective 
     immediately.
       I have included a copy of my letter to the Governor of 
     Oregon.
       I shall miss this honorable work and this institution. God 
     bless the United States of America and God bless the House of 
     Representatives.
                                                         David Wu,
     Member of Congress.
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                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, August 3, 2011.
       Dear Governor Kitzhaber: Serving as a United States 
     Congressman has been the greatest honor of my life. There is 
     no other job where you get up every day and ask, ``How can I 
     try to make the world a better place today.''
       Of particular significance to me in this effort to improve 
     the world is investing in more and better science and 
     education. Also, I believe my support of people around the 
     world who are struggling for human rights and civil liberties 
     will ultimately bear fruit in a world which is more just and 
     peaceful.
                                                         David Wu,
     Member of Congress.

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