[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 23 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S489]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate
resolutions: S. Res. 548, S. Res. 549, S. Res. 550, S. Res. 551, and S.
Res. 552.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolutions en bloc.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, this resolution concerns a request for
evidence in a criminal action pending in State district court in
Lansing, MI. In this case, 15 defendants are charged with multiple
felony counts relating to a certificate of votes for President and Vice
President submitted by an unofficial, alternate slate of electors from
Michigan in connection with the 2020 Presidential election. The first
preliminary hearing, which began in December 2023, is set to resume on
February 13, 2024, with additional preliminary hearing and trial dates
to be scheduled thereafter.
The prosecution in this case has requested testimony from Daniel
Schwager, formerly counsel to the Secretary of the Senate, concerning
his knowledge and observations of how electoral ballots are received
and processed in the Senate, and 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 at the preliminary hearings and trial from
Mr. Schwager.
In keeping with the rules and practices of the Senate, the enclosed
resolution would authorize the production of relevant testimony from
Mr. Schwager, with representation by the Senate legal counsel.
Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed
to, the preambles be agreed to, and 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 were agreed to.
The preambles were agreed to.
(The resolutions, with their preambles, are printed in today's Record
(legislative day of Wednesday, February 7, 2024) under ``Submitted
Resolutions.'')
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