[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6785]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 169--TO AUTHORIZE TESTIMONY, DOCUMENTS AND LEGAL 
                             REPRESENTATION

  Mr. REID of Nevada submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 169

       Whereas, in the case of Social Security Administration v. 
     Charlotte N White, No. CB-75211-11-0004-T-1, pending before 
     the Merit Systems Protection Board, a subpoena for deposition 
     testimony and document production has been served on Sherae 
     Hunter and a subpoena for deposition testimony has been 
     served on Wes Kungel, both employees in the Office of Senator 
     Mary L. Landrieu;
       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 or administrative 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 Senate may promote the 
     administration of justice, the Senate will take such action 
     as will promote the ends of justice consistent with the 
     privileges of the Senate: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved that Sherae Hunter and Wes Kungel are authorized 
     to testify and produce documents in Social Security 
     Administration v. Charlotte N White, except concerning 
     matters for which a privilege should be asserted.
       Sec. 2. The Senate Legal Counsel is authorized to represent 
     Sherae Hunter, Wes Kungel, and any other individual in 
     Senator Landrieu's office in this matter.

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