[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H1400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 1, 2017.
     Hon. Paul Ryan,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Ryan: I would like to bring to your attention 
     the attached resignation letter I have sent to Governor Steve 
     Bullock of Montana.
       I have enjoyed my tenure as Montana's sole Congressman, and 
     I look forward to continuing my service to Montana and our 
     nation as Secretary of the Interior.
       If I can be of any assistance during this transition, 
     please let me know. I would be glad to help however I can.
           Sincerely,
     Ryan Zinke.
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                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, March 1, 2017.
     Gov. Steve Bullock,
     Office of the Governor,
     Helena, MT.
       Dear Governor Bullock: I would like to inform you that I am 
     resigning from my position as the United States Congressman 
     for Montana's At-Large District on March, 1, 2017, in order 
     to assume the Secretary of the Interior position. Thank you 
     for the support and partnership that you have provided my 
     office during these last few years.
       I have enjoyed my tenure as Montana's sole Congressman, and 
     I look forward to continuing my service to Montana and our 
     nation as Secretary of the Interior.
       If I can be of any assistance during this transition, 
     please let me know. I would be glad to help however I can.
           Sincerely,
     Ryan Zinke.

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