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                         LETTERS OF RESIGNATION

  The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair lays before the Senate communications 
regarding the resignations from the Senate of Senator Butler and 
Senator Helmy, which, without objection, are deemed read and spread 
upon the Journal and printed in full in the Record.
  The letters follow:


                                                  U.S. Senate,

                                                 December 6, 2024.
     Hon. Kamala D. Harris,
     President of the U.S. Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Vice President Harris: Please find the attached 
     document dated December 6, 2024, officially notifying 
     California Governor Gavin Newsom of my intent to resign my 
     Senate seat effective Sunday, December 8, 2024.
           Sincerely,
                                               Laphonza R. Butler,
     U.S. Senator.
                                  ____



                                                  U.S. Senate,

                                                 December 6, 2024.
     Governor Gavin Newsom,
     Sacramento, CA.
       Governor Newsom: I hereby resign as Senator from the State 
     of California, effective Sunday, December 8, 2024. As I 
     prepare to return to private life, I want to extend my 
     deepest gratitude to the people of California for granting me 
     the immense privilege of serving them in the United States 
     Senate.
           Sincerely,
                                               Laphonza R. Butler,
     U.S. Senator.
                                  ____



                                                  U.S. Senate,

                                 Washington, DC, December 5, 2024.
     Hon. Kamala Harris,
     President of the Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Vice President: Please find enclosed my letter 
     of resignation I transmitted to the Governor of New Jersey.
           Sincerely,
                                                  George S. Helmy,
     U.S. Senator.
                                  ____



                                                  U.S. Senate,

                                 Washington, DC, December 5, 2024.
     Hon. Phil Murphy,
     Governor of New Jersey, Office of the Governor
     Trenton, NJ.
       Dear Governor Murphy: I write to inform you that I will be 
     resigning from my office as the United States Senator from 
     New Jersey, effective on December 8, 2024.
       For well over a decade, I have devoted my professional 
     career to serving the people of New Jersey. I had the honor 
     and privilege to work for Senators Frank Lautenberg and Cory 
     Booker. And, you provided me with the most rewarding public 
     service experience of my life, serving as your Chief of 
     Staff.
       I am proud of the accomplishments my team and I have 
     achieved in our brief time in office. We pushed forward 
     important legislative proposals, including a series of bills 
     focused on alleviating the youth mental health crisis. 
     Additionally, we advanced a number of priorities important to 
     New Jerseyans, including key congressional funding that will 
     benefit projects and programs in our state.
       Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to once 
     again serve our great state. It was the honor of a lifetime.
           Sincerely,
                                                  George S. Helmy,
     U.S. Senator.

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