[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H5288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL 
                                CONDUCT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Honorable James V. Hansen, chairman of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct:
         U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Standards of 
           Official Conduct,
                                    Washington, DC, July 15, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am writing pursuant to Rule L (50) of 
     the Rules of the House, to supplement the original 
     notification by Mr. Cole on June 3, 1997 that he had been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, the 
     Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the House of 
     Representatives has determined that the subpoena to Mr. Cole 
     is consistent in part and inconsistent in part with the 
     rights and privileges of the House and has directed Mr. Cole 
     to comply with the subpoena to the extent that it is 
     consistent with the rights and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                  James V. Hansen,
     Chairman.

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