[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H1342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      COMMUNICATION FROM THE HONORABLE TED POE, MEMBER OF CONGRESS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Honorable Ted Poe, Member of Congress:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   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 I have received a subpoena, issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Eastern District of California, 
     purporting to require certain responses to a questionnaire in 
     connection with a civil case.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined under Rule VIII that the subpoena seeks 
     information that is not ``material and relevant'' and that it 
     is not ``consistent with the privileges and rights of the 
     House.'' Accordingly, I intend to move to quash the subpoena.
           God and Texas,
                                                          Ted Poe,
     Member of Congress.

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