[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR OF PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Chair of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence:

         House of Representatives, Permanent Select Committee on 
           Intelligence,
                                   Washington, DC, March 12, 2013.
     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 the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has been 
     served with a criminal trial subpoena for documents, issued 
     by the United States District Court for the District of 
     Arizona.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, the 
     Committee has determined under Rule VIII that the documents 
     sought are not ``material and relevant,'' and that the 
     subpoena is not ``consistent with the privileges and rights 
     of the House.'' Accordingly, the Committee intends to move to 
     quash the subpoena.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Mike Rogers,
     Chairman.

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