[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 6 (Thursday, January 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S97-S98]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   AUTHORIZING TESTIMONY AND REPRESENTATION IN UNITED STATES V. TODD

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 522 submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant bill clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 522) to authorize testimony and 
     representation in United States v. Todd.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, in this criminal case pending in 
Federal district court in the District of Columbia and arising out of 
the events of January 6, 2021, the prosecution has requested testimony 
from a Senate witness.
  In this case, brought against John George Todd III, trial is expected 
to commence on January 22, 2024, 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 this request by providing relevant testimony in this trial 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. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the 
preamble be agreed to, and that 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.

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  The resolution (S. Res. 522) 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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