[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 5 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   COMMUNICATION FROM THE HONORABLE HENRY BONILLA, MEMBER OF CONGRESS

  The Speaker pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Honorable Henry Bonilla, Member of Congress:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 2, 1998.
     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 my office has been served with a subpoena (for written 
     testimony and documents) issued by the 63rd District Court 
     for Val Verde County, Texas, and directed to the ``Custodian 
     of Records, United States of Representatives.''
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House 
     and, therefore, that the subpoena should be resisted.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Henry Bonilla,
     Member of Congress.

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