[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 160 (Monday, October 24, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COMMUNICATION FROM DISTRICT DIRECTOR, THE HONORABLE JOHN ABNEY 
                     CULBERSON, MEMBER OF CONGRESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from Brittany Seabury, District Director, the Honorable 
John Abney Culberson, Member of Congress:

                                                 October 17, 2011.
     Hon. John A. Boehner,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you formally pursuant 
     to rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     that I have been served with a deposition subpoena for 
     documents and testimony by the U.S. District Court for the 
     Southern District of Texas to appear as a witness in a 
     pending civil lawsuit.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     inconsistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,

                                             Brittany Seabury,

                                             District Director for
     U.S. Representative John Abney Culberson.

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