[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6299]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

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

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 24, 2001.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Thank you for appointing me to serve on 
     the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
       In keeping with the Democratic Caucus rules and Rules of 
     the House that limit me to serving on no more than two full 
     committees I am resigning from my seat on the House Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       Please notify me as to the disposition of this request. If 
     you cannot reach me directly at 226-3787, please notify my 
     Chief of Staff, Mark Brownell, at 225-2165.
       Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this 
     matter.
           Sincerely,
                                               Collin C. Peterson,
                                               Member of Congress.

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

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