[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S3737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
AUTHORIZING TESTIMONY, DOCUMENTS, AND REPRESENTATION IN STATE OF OHIO
V. HUSTON
Mr. KELLY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed
to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 725, which was submitted
earlier today.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 725) to authorize testimony,
documents, and representation in State of Ohio v. Huston.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, this resolution concerns a request for
evidence in a criminal action pending in Ohio State court. In this
action, the defendant is charged with inducing panic and aggravated
menacing at a Social Security office arising out of threatening
statements he allegedly made in a telephone call with an employee in
Senator Portman's Columbus, OH, office.
Trial in this case is scheduled to commence on July 28, 2022, in Ohio
State court. The prosecutor is seeking testimony at trial from Aidan
Gavin, an employee in the Senator's office who received the call at
issue. Senator Portman would like to cooperate with this request by
providing relevant Senate employee testimony and, if necessary,
documents.
This resolution would authorize the production of relevant testimony
and documents from Mr. Gavin, with representation by the Senate legal
counsel.
Mr. KELLY. 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. 725) 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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