[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4381]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RESIGNATION AS MEMBER AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO BOARD OF VISITORS TO 
                    UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation from the Board of Visitors to the United States Air Force 
Academy:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 30, 2004.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to respectfully submit my 
     resignation effective today from the Board of Visitors of the 
     United States Air Force Academy.
       It has been an honor and a privilege to represent you, the 
     United States Congress and the House Appropriations Committee 
     on the Board. Unfortunately, with my responsibilities as 
     Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, I have found it 
     increasingly difficult to attend the Board meetings. 
     Therefore, and after much thought, I have decided to resign 
     my position so that you can appoint another member of the 
     Committee who has more available time to devote more 
     attention to this important Board.
       The Air Force Academy is an outstanding institution and the 
     Congressional oversight provided by the members you appoint 
     to the Board is very important to its mission of training the 
     finest Air Force officers in the world. Thank you again for 
     the opportunity you have given me to serve on the Board.
       With best wishes and personal regards, I am
           Very truly yours,
                                                  C.W. Bill Young,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 9355(a) and the order 
of the House of December 8, 2003, the Chair announces the Speaker's 
appointment of the following Member of the House to the Board of 
Visitors to the United States Air Force Academy to fill the existing 
vacancy thereon:
  Ms. Granger, Texas.

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