[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1253]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 COMMUNICATION FROM SENATOR KEN SALAZAR

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate 
the following communication, which the clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

                                                  U.S. Senate,

                                 Washington, DC, January 20, 2009.
     Hon. Joe Biden,
     Vice President of the United States, President of the Senate, 
         U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Vice President Biden: I hereby resign as United States 
     Senator for the State of Colorado immediately, in order to 
     undertake the responsibilities of United States Secretary of 
     the Interior. Enclosed is a letter to the Governor of 
     Colorado concerning the same.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Ken Salazar,
     U.S. Senator.

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