[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11442]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Honorable Edward J. Markey, Member of Congress:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 15, 2013.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     Speaker, The Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Boehner: I am writing to inform you that I 
     will resign my seat in the United States House of 
     Representatives in order to serve in the United States Senate 
     as a Senator from Massachusetts. My resignation from the 
     United States House of Representatives is effective at the 
     close of business on Monday, July 15, 2013.
       I have enclosed a copy of the letter of resignation that I 
     sent to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick indicating the 
     same.
           Respectfully,
     Edward J. Markey.
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     Hon. Deval Patrick,
     Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State House--Room 
         280, Boston, MA.
       Dear Governor Patrick: It has been my privilege to 
     represent my Congressional District in the United States 
     House of Representatives for almost 37 years. I am greatly 
     honored by the trust and confidence placed in me by the 
     people who live in these communities and proud of the work 
     that I have been able to contribute to Massachusetts and our 
     country.
       I hereby resign my seat in the United States House of 
     Representatives effective at the close of business on Monday, 
     July 15, 2013 in order to assume the office of United States 
     Senator from Massachusetts.
           Respectfully,
     Edward J. Markey.

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