[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2872-S2873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 AUTHORIZING TESTIMONY AND REPRESENTATION IN UNITED STATES V. WILLIAMS

  Mr. OSSOFF. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 666, submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 666) to authorize testimony and 
     representation in United States v. Williams.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, another criminal trial arising out of 
the events of January 6, 2021, is scheduled to begin on June 27, 2022, 
in Federal district court in the District of Columbia. The Federal 
indictment

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charges the defendant with five counts: obstructing the counting by 
Congress of the electoral ballots for President and Vice President; 
entering and remaining in a restricted area within the United States 
Capitol grounds; unlawful parading, demonstrating, and picketing; and 
two counts of engaging in disorderly and disruptive conduct.
  The government has requested trial testimony from Daniel Schwager, 
formerly counsel to the Secretary of the Senate, related to the 
obstruction count, including his knowledge and observations of the 
process and constitutional and legal bases for Congress' counting of 
the Electoral College votes. Senate Secretary Berry would like to 
cooperate with this request by providing relevant testimony in this 
proceeding from Mr. Schwager.
  In keeping with the rules and practices of the Senate, this 
resolution would authorize the production of relevant testimony from 
Mr. Schwager, with representation by the Senate legal counsel.
  Mr. OSSOFF. Madam President, I further ask that the resolution be 
agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 666) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record 
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')

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