[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 63 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




COMMUNICATION FROM SPECIAL ASSISTANT, THE HONORABLE ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, 
                           MEMBER OF CONGRESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from Harry T. Spikes, II, Special Assistant, the 
Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, Member of Congress:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 27, 2012.
     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 subpoena for documents and 
     testimony issued by the District Court of Maryland, Baltimore 
     County, in connection with civil litigation currently pending 
     before that court.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that because the subpoena is not ``material 
     and relevant,'' compliance with the subpoena is inconsistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                              Harry T. Spikes, II,
     Special Assistant.

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