[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H1210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF 
                            OFFICIAL CONDUCT

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House a communication from 
the Chairman of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct:
                                            Committee on Standards


                                          of Official Conduct,

                                   Washington, DC, March 16, 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 the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
     (``Committee'') has been served with a grand jury subpoena 
     (for documents) issued by the U.S. District Court for the 
     District of Massachusetts and directed to the Committee's 
     ``Keeper of Records.''
       After the consultation with the Office of General Counsel, 
     the Committee has 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,
                                                  James V. Hansen,
     Chairman.

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