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 COMMUNICATION FROM THE HONORABLE NEIL ABERCROMBIE, MEMBER OF CONGRESS

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

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 3, 2000.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that a staffer in my Honolulu, Hawaii district office has 
     been served with a trial subpoena for testimony, directed to 
     me and issued by the U.S. District for the District of 
     Hawaii.
       In consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I will 
     determine whether compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
     Neil Abercrombie.

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