[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H9650-H9651]
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,

                                 Washington, DC, December 8, 2022.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: I write to inform you of my 
     resignation, effective December 9, 2022. at 11:59 p.m. PST, 
     as United States Representative for the 37th Congressional 
     District of California.

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       Attached is a copy of the letter I submitted to the 
     Governor of California.
       It has been an honor to serve the people of California's 
     33rd and 37th Districts, and I greatly appreciate their trust 
     in me over these last twelve years. I also appreciate the 
     faith and fellowship of my colleagues. I am enormously proud 
     of what we have accomplished by working together to address 
     real issues that impact the people who sent us all here to 
     Congress. We have not always agreed, but our greatest 
     achievements have come when we were able to set aside our 
     differences and find common ground.
       The issues that face us have not been small, but neither 
     has our resolve. Our conversations have not always been 
     comfortable, and the solutions before us have not always been 
     easy, but we have not been deterred. I hope in the next 
     Congress that we will continue to see real efforts to 
     legislate and to improve lives.
       It is not without sadness that I announce my resignation. I 
     know I leave behind much work to be done. But I am proud to 
     be called home and look forward to the challenges that lie 
     ahead as Mayor of Los Angeles. I am also proud of the young 
     colleagues I leave behind. The future of public service is 
     bright.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Karen Bass,
     Member of Congress.
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                                Congress of the United States,

                                 Washington, DC, December 8, 2022.
     Hon. Gavin Newsom,
     Governor of California,
     Sacramento, CA.
       Dear Governor Newsom: I write to inform you of my 
     resignation, effective December 9, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. PST, 
     as United States Representative for the 37th Congressional 
     District of California.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Karen Bass,
     Member of Congress.

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