Tuesday January 12, 2016 Hearing room 1 North office building Harrisburg 1pm.
John Gordner, Chairman of the Special Committee on Senate Address.
Jonathan Duecker, Chief of Staff for Attorney General Kathleen Kane.
Questions from the committee.
Former governor Ed Rendell.
Questions from the committee.
Senator Art Haywood.
Senator Scarnati.
MOVE May 13, 1985 The shootings, the bombings, the fire and the deaths.
Senator Schwank.
I'm not interested in laying any traps.
Senator Yaw.
Senator Baker - Who asked you to appear?
Ed Rendell.
I'd like to say I miss all of you, but I don't like to lie.
Updated 1.13.16 - Statement from Senator Haywood.
HARRISBURG, 13 January 2016: “The question before our Committee is whether or not the Attorney General can serve in her role with a suspended law license. Yesterday, Governor Ed Rendell said that the real concerns regarding the Attorney General’s conduct are outside of the scope of the Committee. For that reason, Governor Rendell urged our Committee to discontinue proceedings. He further stated that the vast majority of his duties as a former Philadelphia district attorney were managerial and policy matters that did not require a law license. Governor Rendell additionally raised a concern that ‘chaos’ could ensue if the Attorney General’s law license were reinstated by the Supreme Court following a decision to remove her from office by the Senate.
Governor Rendell's recommendation to discontinue removal proceedings follows a recent decision by the Armstrong County Court of Common Pleas. The Court decided that the Office of the Attorney General is authorized to prosecute while the Attorney General’s law license is suspended. This decision addressed my only remaining concern from prior Special Committee hearings. We cannot ignore Governor Rendell’s judgement, nor can we ignore the recent court decision confirming the authority of the Attorney General’s office. What additional questions remain to be answered before our Committee?”
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November 18, 2015.
Senate Hearing Room 1.
Agenda.
Testimony from senior staff attorneys in the Office of Attorney General.
Bruce R. Beemer Esq., First Deputy Attorney General
James A. Donahue Esq., III, Executive Deputy Attorney General
Robert A. Mulle Esq., Executive Deputy Attorney General
Lawrence Cherba Esq., Executive Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General.
John Gordner, Chairman of the Senate Special Committee.
Senator Joe Scarnati.
Is the Attorney General coming to work.
Senator Lisa Baker.
Senator Art Haywood.
What is the role of the Attorney General.
Senator Gene Yaw.
Can any of you do your job with a suspended law license.
Questions round two.
Senator John Gordner
Contact with Kathleen Kane since October 22nd.
Senator Sean Wiley.
Do you feel the integrity of the office is still on solid ground.
Senator Judith Schwank.
Do you believe the office is vacant.
Senator Lisa Baker.
What the Attorney General can't do.
Senator Art Haywood.
First Deputies taking responsibility.
Senator Gene Yaw
The engineer for this train is not there.
Senator John Gordner.
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Tuesday, November 17, 10 a.m. in Hearing Room 1 of the State Capitol’s North Office Building in Harrisburg.
Bruce Antkowiak – Professor, Saint Vincent College
Beth L. Weisser – Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Robert H. Davis, Jr. – Professor, Widener University’s Commonwealth Law School
Questions rounds two.
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Monday November 9, 2015
The Pa Senate Special Committee on Senate Address held the first public meeting Monday at 1pm in Harrisburg.
Senate Hearing.
Senator John Gordner, chair of the committee answered questions after the 75 minute hearing.
Senator Gordner on serving a subpoena to Attorney General Kathleen Kane.
We were able to work through Kathleen Kane's private counsel, the subpoena was accepted on Friday.
Attorney General Letter Requesting Documents.