[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 145 (Friday, October 7, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 7, 1994]
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               AUTHORIZING TESTIMONY OF A SENATE EMPLOYEE

  Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, on behalf of the majority leader and the 
distinguished Republican leader, I ask unanimous consent the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 281, a resolution 
relating to testimony of a Senate employee submitted earlier today, the 
resolution be adopted, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, 
the preamble be agreed to, and that explanatory statement by the 
majority leader appear at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 281) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:
  (The text of the resolution will be printed in a future edition of 
the Record.)
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, a law enforcement entity has requested 
testimony from staff of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations 
relating to its 3-year investigation into the management and operations 
of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance network. The Senate has 
previously authorized documents to be produced in this matter with 
Senate Resolution 179 of the last Congress.
  In keeping with the Senate's customary practice with regard to 
similar requests, and with the concurrence of the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the subcommittee, this resolution would authorize 
staff of the subcommittee to testify in response to this request, and 
in any related proceedings, except concerning matters for which a 
privilege should be asserted. In order to protect the Senate's 
privileges, the resolution would authorize the Senate Legal Counsel to 
represent subcommittee staff in connection with any testimony.

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