,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ah1 #bjac,mr4 ,reid 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,mc,connell7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,to authorize testimony1 documents1 and 
representation in ,united ,states v4    
,allen4  ,whereas1 in the case of       
,united ,states v4 ,allen1 ,crim4 ,no4  
#ab-aab1 pending in the ,united ,states 
,district ,court for the ,middle        
,district of ,florida1 the prosecution  
has requested the production of         
documents and testimony from current and
 former employees of the offices of     
,senators ,bill ,nelson and ,marco      
,rubio2 ,whereas1 pursuant to sections  
#gjc7;a7 and #gjd7;a77#b7 of the ,ethics
 in ,government ,act of #aigh1 #b       
,u4,s4,c4  #bhh;b7a7 and #bhh;c7a77#b71 
the ,senate may direct its counsel to   
represent current and former employees  
of the ,senate with respect to any      

subpoena1 order1 or request for         
testimony relating to their official    
responsibilities2 ,whereas1 by the      
privileges of the ,senate of the ,united
 ,states and ,rule ,,xi of the ,standing
 ,rules of the ,senate1 no evidence     
under the control or in the possession  
of the ,senate may1 by the judicial or  
administrative process1 be taken from   
such control or possession but by       
permission of the ,senate2 and ,whereas1
 when it appears that evidence under the
 control or in the possession of the    
,senate may promote the administration  
of justice1 the ,senate will take such  
action as will promote the ends of      
justice consistent with the privileges  
of the ,senate3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that ,peter ,mitchell and ,grace       
,pettus1 a current and a former         
employee1 respectively1 of the ,office  
of ,senator ,bill ,nelson1 and ,adele   
,griffin and ,ashley ,cook1 current     
employees of the ,office of ,senator    
,marco ,rubio1 and any other current or 

former employee from either office from 
whom relevant evidence may be sought1   
are authorized to produce documents and 
provide testimony in the case of ,united
 ,states v4 ,allen1 except concerning   
matters for which a privilege should be 
asserted4  #b4 ,the ,senate ,legal      
,counsel is authorized to represent     
current and former employees of the     
offices of ,senators ,nelson and ,rubio 
in connection with the production of    
evidence authorized in section one of   
this resolution4