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On the recordMarch 21, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 403) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 403 Whereas, in the case of United States vs. Richard F. ``Dickie'' Scruggs, Case No. 3:09 CR 00002 GHD SAA, pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, the defense has served a subpoena for testimony on Hugh Gamble, a former employee of Senator Trent Lott, and a subpoena for testimony and document production on Brad Davis, an employee of Senator Thad Cochran; Whereas, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 704(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, 2 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Mar 21, 2012

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