[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H8794]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  COMMUNICATION FROM THE HON. BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS, MEMBER OF CONGRESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Hon. Barbara-Rose Collins, Member of Congress:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 25, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that the custodian of records in my Washington office has 
     been served with a grand jury subpoena duces tecum issued by 
     the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena may be 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House 
     with respect to some documents sought by the subpoena, but 
     that the subpoena may seek other documents that are 
     privileged from production by the Speech or Debate Clause of 
     the Constitution.
           Sincerely,
                                             Barbara-Rose Collins,
      Member of Congress.

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