CONGRESS

TEXT: Gabrielle Giffords's Resignation Letters

PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AP

President Barack Obama greets retiring Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, prior to delivering his State of the Union address.

By National Journal Staff

Updated: January 25, 2012 | 12:41 p.m.
January 25, 2012 | 10:32 a.m.

On Wednesday, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., resigned from Congress. Below is the full text of her resignation letters to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R).

(VIDEO: Watch Giffords's Letter Being Read Emotionally on House Floor)

 

Gabrielle Giffords's Resignation Letter

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