[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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   RESIGNATION AS MEMBER AND APPOINTMENT AS MEMBERS OF COMMISSION ON 
                   SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood) laid before the House the 
following resignation as a member of the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, September 7, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby submit my resignation, effective 
     immediately, from the Commission on Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe. I very much appreciate the honor of serving on 
     this important panel and look forward to supporting its vital 
     work as a Member of Congress.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Edward J. Markey,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection ,and pursuant to section 3 
of Public Law 94-304 as amended by section 1 of Public Law 99-7, the 
Chair announces the Speaker's appointment of the following Members of 
the House to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe to 
fill the existing vacancies thereon:
  Mr. Pitts of Pennsylvania, and upon the recommendation of the 
minority leader Mr. Forbes of New York.
  There was no objection.

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