[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2327]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          RESIGNATION AS CHAIR OF COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as chair of the Committee on Ways and Means:


                                  Committee on Ways and Means,

                                    Washington, DC, March 3, 2010.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: I respectfully request a leave of 
     absence from my duties and responsibilities as Chairman of 
     the Committee on Ways and Means until such time as the 
     Committee on Standards completes its findings on the review 
     currently underway.
                                                Charles B. Rangel.

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

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