Tauzin to Resign As House Energy Chair
Posted on: Tuesday, 3 February 2004, 06:00 CST
Rep. Billy Tauzin resigned Tuesday as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, one of the most powerful positions in Congress, and announced he will not seek re-election in the fall.
Tauzin's desire to leave Congress has been widely speculated for months as his name has surfaced of the lobbying groups of both the pharmaceutical and motion picture industries.
He was instrumental in engineering passage of the new Medicare prescription drug law passed by Congress in December. He also has been deeply involved in energy an telecommunications legislation.
The 12-term Republican congressman from Louisiana hand-delivered his resignation letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., on Tuesday, effective Feb. 15, said Ken Johnson, Tauzin's spokesman.
Tauzin also will not seek re-election in the fall, said Johnson.
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