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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent in the case of <EM>Common Cause, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, et al.</EM>: (1) Joseph R. Biden, Jr., the Vice President of the United States; (2) Nancy Erickson, Secretary of the Senate; (3) Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms; and (4) Elizabeth MacDonough, Senate Parliamentarian. </p> <BR> <UL> <BR> </UL>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Authorizes the Senate Legal Counsel to represent in the case of <EM>Common Cause, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, et al.</EM>: (1) Joseph R. Biden, Jr., the Vice President of the United States; (2) Nancy Erickson, Secretary of the Senate; (3) Terrance W. Gainer, Senate Sergeant at Arms; and (4) Elizabeth MacDonough, Senate Parliamentarian. </p> <BR> <UL> <BR> </UL>]]></text>
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