[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12300]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                AUTHORIZING LEGAL COUNSEL REPRESENTATION

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 147 which was 
submitted earlier today and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 147) to authorize representation by 
     the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of John Jenkel v. Bill 
     Frist.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution and preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and any statements relating to this matter be printed 
in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 147) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 147

       Whereas, Senator Bill Frist has been named as a defendant 
     in the case of John Jenkel v. Bill Frist, No. C-03-1235 
     (MEJ), now pending in the United States District Court for 
     the Northern District of California;
       Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 704(a)(1) of the 
     Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 288b(a) 
     and 288c(a)(1), the Senate may direct its counsel to defend 
     Members of the Senate in civil actions relating to their 
     official responsibilities: Now therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to 
     represent Senator Frist in the case of John Jenkel v. Bill 
     Frist.

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