[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 171 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5082-S5083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY

  Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate 
resolutions submitted earlier today: S. Res. 414, S. Res. 415, and S. 
Res. 416.
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolutions en bloc.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, in two criminal cases pending in 
Federal district court in the District of Columbia and arising out of 
the events of

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January 6, 2021, the prosecution has requested testimony from a Senate 
witness.
  In these cases, brought against Ryan Samsel and John Earle Sullivan, 
respectively, trials are expected to commence in late October, and the 
prosecution has requested testimony from Daniel Schwager, formerly 
counsel to the Secretary of the Senate, concerning his knowledge and 
observations of the process and constitutional and legal bases for 
Congress's counting of the electoral college votes. Senate Secretary 
Berry would like to cooperate with these requests by providing relevant 
testimony in these trials from Mr. Schwager.
  In keeping with the rules and practices of the Senate, these 
resolutions would authorize the production of relevant testimony from 
Mr. Schwager, with representation by the Senate legal counsel.
  Mr. MERKLEY. I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed 
to, the preambles be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolutions (S. Res. 414, S. Res. 415, and S. Res. 416) were 
agreed to.
  The preambles were agreed to.
  (The resolutions, with their preambles, are printed in today's Record 
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')

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