Reply #132: Florida Republican Foley Resigns From U.S. House Seat

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Florida Republican Foley Resigns From U.S. House Seat (Update1)

By Nicholas Johnston and Brian Faler

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Representative Mark Foley, a Florida Republican, submitted a letter of resignation to House Speaker Dennis Hastert today after ABC News queried him about sexually explicit messages with underage congressional pages.

``I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent,'' Foley said in a statement.

ABC News today said the network had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former pages who said Foley made references to sexual organs and acts.

``He has done the right thing,'' said Hastert, an Illinois Republican. ``None of us feel very happy about this.'' Hastert said he had asked the head of the page board to investigate.