,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bf1 #bjah   
,mr4 ,mc,connell 7= himself & ,mr4      
,s*um]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,to au?orize repres5tation by ! ,s5ate  
,legal ,c\nsel 9 ! case ( ,jacob ,r4    
,k5t1 et al41 v4 ,r4,l4 ,vallee1 ,inc41 
et al4  ,:]eas1 9 ! case ( ,jacob ,r4   
,k5t1 et al41 v4 ,r4,l4 ,vallee1 ,inc41 
et al41 ,case ,no4 #fag-f-ae1 p5d+ 9 !  
,sup]ior ,c\rt ( ,v]mont 9 ,*itt5d5     
,c\nty1 def5dant ,r4,l4 ,vallee1 ,inc4  
has issu$ a deposition subpo5a =        
te/imony & docum5ts to ,daniel ,mc,lean1
 an employee 9 ,s5ator ,s&]s' (fice2    
,:]eas1 pursuant to sections #gjc7;a7 & 
#gjd7;a77#b7 ( ! ,e?ics 9 ,gov]nm5t ,act
 ( #aigh1 #b ,u4,s4,c4  #bhh;b7a7 &     
#bhh;c7a77#b71 ! ,s5ate may direct its  
c\nsel to repres5t curr5t or =m]        
,memb]s1 (fic]s1 & employees ( ! ,s5ate 
) respect to any subpo5a1 ord]1 or      
reque/ = te/imony or docum5ts relat+ to 

_! (ficial responsibilities2 ,:]eas1 by 
! privileges ( ! ,s5ate ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates & ,rule ,,xi ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! 
,s5ate1 no evid5ce "u ! control or 9 !  
possession ( ! ,s5ate may1 by ! judicial
 or adm9i/rative process1 be tak5 f su* 
control or possession b by p]mission ( !
 ,s5ate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate  
,legal ,c\nsel is au?oriz$ to repres5t  
,s5ator ,s&]s' (fice & ,mr4 ,mc,lean 9  
?is matt] & 9 all proce$+s relat$ to x4