To help ensure impartial justice by requiring the Chief Justice of the United States to rule on motions to subpoena witnesses and documents and issues of privilege.

SA 1298. Mr. VAN HOLLEN proposed an amendment to the resolution S.
Res. 488, to provide for related procedures concerning the articles of
impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the United States;
as follows:

At the appropriate place in the matter following the
resolving clause, insert the following:

Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, the
Presiding Officer shall issue a subpoena for any witness or
any document that a Senator or a party moves to subpoena if
the Presiding Officer determines that the witness or document
is likely to have probative evidence relevant to either
article of impeachment before the Senate, and, consistent
with the authority of the Presiding Officer to rule on all
questions of evidence, shall rule on any assertion of
privilege.

Orders for Monday, February 3, 2020; Tuesday, February 4, 2020; and
Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. Chief Justice, I further ask unanimous consent
that when the Senate resumes legislative session on Monday, February 3;
Tuesday, February 4; and Wednesday, February 5; the Senate be in a
period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to
10 minutes each for debate only.
The CHIEF JUSTICE. Without objection, so ordered.

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On page S772, January 31, 2020, third column, the following
appears: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The online Record has been corrected to read: The CHIEF JUSTICE.
Without objection, so ordered.

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