[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5665]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE OFFICE OF 
                          CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Poe of Texas) laid before the House the 
following communication from Porter J. Goss, chairman and board member 
of the Office of Congressional Ethics:

                                         House of Representatives,


                               Office of Congressional Ethics,

                                   Washington, DC, April 21, 2015.
     Hon. John A. Boehner,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby notify you of my resignation as 
     Chairman and Board Member of The Office of Congressional 
     Ethics (OCE), effective immediately.
       As you may recall, I have been serving as Co-Chair of The 
     OCE Board since the inception of the office in 2008. The 
     guidelines established by H. Res. 895 show my term should not 
     exceed eight (8) years. An Alternate Member currently serves 
     on the Board to fill vacancy.
       Co-Chairman David Skaggs and I believe the purposes of H. 
     Res. 895 are best served by staggering the timing of 
     replacement of each of the Co-Chairs. Therefore, I have begun 
     to transition to other areas of public service and private 
     activity.
       Please be assured I consider it an honor and privilege to 
     have experienced this appointment on behalf of The House of 
     Representatives.
           Kindest regards,
     Porter J. Goss.

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