[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 197 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 197

 To authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation 
     in State of Colorado v. Carrie Ann Hoppes, Andrew M. Bennett, 
  Christopher J. Friedman, Andrew Jonathan Tirman, Carolyn Elizabeth 
        Bninski, Melissa Noelle Rossman, Rachael Esther Kaplan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 16, 2003

    Mr. Frist (for himself and Mr. Daschle) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To authorize testimony, document production, and legal representation 
     in State of Colorado v. Carrie Ann Hoppes, Andrew M. Bennett, 
  Christopher J. Friedman, Andrew Jonathan Tirman, Carolyn Elizabeth 
        Bninski, Melissa Noelle Rossman, Rachael Esther Kaplan.

Whereas, in the cases of State of Colorado v. Carrie Ann Hoppes, Andrew M. 
        Bennett, Christopher J. Friedman, Andrew Jonathan Tirman, Carolyn 
        Elizabeth Bninski, Melissa Noelle Rossman, Rachael Esther Kaplan, 
        pending in the Arapahoe County Court, Colorado, testimony and documents 
        have been requested from employees in the office of Senator Wayne 
        Allard;
Whereas, pursuant to section 703(a) and 704(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government 
        Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 288b(a) and 288c(a)(2), the Senate may 
        direct its counsel to represent employees of the Senate with respect to 
        any subpoena, order, or request for testimony relating to their official 
        responsibilities;
Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of the United States and rule XI of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate, no evidence under the control or in the 
        possession of the Senate may, by the judicial or administrative process, 
        be taken from such control or possession but by permission of the 
        Senate; and
Whereas, when it appears that evidence under the control or in the possession of 
        the Senate may promote the administration of justice, the Senate will 
        take such action as will promote the ends of justice consistently with 
        the privileges of the Senate: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That employees of Senator Allard's office from whom 
testimony or the production of documents may be required are authorized 
to testify and produce documents in the cases of State of Colorado v. 
Carrie Ann Hoppes, Andrew M. Bennett, Christopher J. Friedman, Andrew 
Jonathan Tirman, Carolyn Elizabeth Bninski, Melissa Noelle Rossman, 
Rachael Esther Kaplan, except concerning matters for which a privilege 
should be asserted.
    Sec. 2. The Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to represent 
employees of Senator Allard's office in connection with the testimony 
and document production authorized in section one of this resolution.
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