[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12603-12604]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   SENATE RESOLUTION--AUTHORIZING TESTIMONY AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION

  Mr. LOTT (for himself and Mr. Daschle) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 121

       Whereas, in the case of C. William Kaiser v. Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, Docket No. BN-0351-99-0110-I-1, pending 
     before the Merit Systems Protection Board, testimony has been 
     requested from Richard Lougee, and employee of Senator Judd 
     Gregg;
       Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 704(a)(2) of the 
     Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 288b(a) 
     and 288c(a)(2), the Senate may direct its counsel to 
     represent employees of the Senate with respect to any 
     subpoena, order, or request for testimony relating to their 
     official responsibilities;
       Whereas, by the privileges of the Senate of the United 
     States and Rule XI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, no 
     evidence under the control or in the possession of the Senate 
     may, by the judicial process, be taken from such control or 
     possession but by permission of the Senate;
       Whereas, when it appears that evidence under the control or 
     in the possession of the

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     Senate may promote the administration of justice, the Senate 
     will take such action as will promote the ends of justice 
     consistently with the privileges of the Senate: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That Richard Lougee is authorized to testify in 
     the case of C. William Kaiser v. Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, except concerning matters for which a privilege 
     should be asserted.
       Sec. 2. The Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to represent 
     Richard Lougee in connection with the testimony authorized in 
     section one of this resolution.

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