[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   COMMUNICATION FROM STAFF MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the chair of the Committee on Ways and Means:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                  Committee on Ways and Means,

                               Washington, DC, September 23, 2024.
     Hon. Mike Johnson,
     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, Payson Thomas, Digital Press Assistant for the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, have been served with a subpoena for 
     testimony issued by the United States District Court for the 
     District of Montana in United States of America v. Rogers, 
     Case No. 23-cr-112, related to events that occurred while I 
     was an employee of Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and rights of the House.
           Sincerely,
     Payson Thomas.

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