,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ahe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,reid 7for himself and ,mr4 
,mc,connell7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,to authorize  
representation by the ,senate ,legal    
,counsel in the case of ,r4 ,wayne      
,patterson v4 ,united ,states ,senate1  
et al4  ,whereas1 the ,united ,states   
,senate1 ,vice ,president ,joseph ,r4   
,biden1 ,jr41 and ,senate               
,parliamentarian ,elizabeth ,c4         
,mac,donough have been named as         
defendants in the case of ,r4 ,wayne    
,patterson v4 ,united ,states ,senate1  
et al41 ,no4 #ac-;cv-#bcaa1 now pending 
in the ,united ,states ,district ,court 
for the ,northern ,district of          
,california2 ,whereas1 pursuant to      
sections #gjc7;a7 and #gjd7;a77#a7 of   
the ,ethics in ,government ,act of      
#aigh1 #b ,u4,s4,c4  #bhh;b7a7 and      
#bhh;c7a77#a71 the ,senate may direct   

its counsel to defend the ,senate and   
officers and employees of the ,senate in
 civil actions relating to their        
official responsibilities3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate     
,legal ,counsel is authorized to        
represent the ,united ,states ,senate1  
,vice ,president ,joseph ,r4 ,biden1    
,jr41 and ,senate ,parliamentarian      
,elizabeth ,c4 ,mac,donough in the case 
of ,r4 ,wayne ,patterson v4 ,united     
,states ,senate1 et al4