[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 143 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5958-S5959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       AUTHORIZATION OF TESTIMONY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 282, submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 282) to authorize testimony in 
     Kanelos v. Mohave, et al., and Zanna, et al. v. Mohave 
     County, et al.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, this resolution concerns a request for 
testimony in related civil actions pending in Arizona Federal district 
court. In these actions, plaintiffs claim that Arizona local officials 
hosting a Senator McCain town hall meeting allegedly violated 
plaintiffs' rights by prohibiting their distribution of political 
literature at the meeting and subsequently enacting a policy limiting 
the use of county facilities to the conduct of official government 
business. The defendants have requested a declaration from a member of 
Senator McCain's staff who witnessed relevant events. Senator McCain 
would like to cooperate with this request. This resolution would 
authorize testimony in connection with these actions.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider laid upon the 
table, without any intervening action or debate, and that any 
statements relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 282) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.

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  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 282

       Whereas, in the cases of Kanelos v. County of Mohave, et 
     al., Civ. No. 10-8099 (D. Ariz.) and Zanna, et al. v. Mohave 
     County, et al., Civ. No. 10-8149 (D. Ariz.), pending in 
     federal district court in Arizona, the defendants have 
     requested that a declaration be submitted by Gina Gormley, an 
     employee of Senator John McCain;
       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 consistent with the 
     privileges of the Senate: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, 
     That Gina Gormley is authorized to testify in the cases of 
     Kanelos v. County of Mohave, et al. and Zanna, et al. v. 
     Mohave County et al., except concerning matters for which a 
     privilege should be asserted.

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