[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 12202-12203]
[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 
resignation from the House of Representatives:


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 23, 2013.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     The Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In light of the fact that I have been 
     working with Alabama Governor Robert Bentley to find the 
     earliest possible date for the special election which will 
     occur following my resignation, so that my successor can be 
     seated at the earliest possible time during the 113th 
     Congress, I wish to inform you that I will resign my seat 
     effective 11:59 p.m., August 2, 2013.
            Sincerely,
                                                        Jo Bonner,
     Member of Congress.
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                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 23, 2013.
     Hon. Robert Bentley,
     Governor, State Capitol,
     Montgomery, Alabama.
       Dear Governor Bentley: Pursuant to our conversations, I am 
     notifying you that I will resign from Congress at 11:59 p.m. 
     on August 2, 2013. I share your view that the seat should be 
     vacant for as short a time as possible, and I am pleased the 
     August 2nd date will allow

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     the special election to be completed during 2013.
       I remain grateful to the people of the First District of 
     Alabama for allowing me the honor of representing them. Thank 
     you for your leadership.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jo Bonner,
     Member of Congress.

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