[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2994]
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. 661, S. Res. 662, and S. Res. 663.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the
resolutions en bloc.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, this resolution concerns the criminal
case pending in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York against Senator Robert Menendez and co-defendants.
The parties have indicated that they may seek to introduce into
evidence relevant documents and testimony from Senate staff and Members
at the trial.
This resolution would authorize Senate individuals called to appear
to testify and produce documents in this case and related proceedings,
except concerning matters for which a privilege is asserted. It would
also authorize the Senate legal counsel to represent individuals called
to testify at trial as fact witnesses regarding their performance of
official Senate responsibilities.
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
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')
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