[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H10573]
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   COMMUNICATION FROM THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., MEMBER OF 
                                CONGRESS

  The Speaker pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., Member of 
Congress:

                                    U.S. House of Representatives,


                                        Committee on Commerce,

                               Washington, DC, September 18, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. 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 a trial subpoena (for documents and testimony) issued by 
     the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the 
     matter of United States v. Jeffrey M. Levine, Cr. No. 94-034, 
     has been served on me as custodian of records for the 
     Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that the subpoena appears not to be 
     consistent with the rights and privileges of the House and, 
     therefore, should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
     Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.

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