House Proceeding 11-13-07 on Nov 13th, 2007 :: 4:03:44 to 4:05:28
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Speech By: Joe Barton

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Joe Barton: time. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. good what the: to claim the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized,

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: mr. goodlatte. mr. goodlatte: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in support of h.r. 3013, the attorney-client privileged protection act of 2007. h.r. 3013

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Speech By: Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: bars federal prosecutors from requiring corporations and individuals to waive their attorney-client privilege as a condition of cooperation or for avoiding criminal charges. h.r. 3013 would not prohibit

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: a corporation from voluntarily waiving the attorney-client privilege. this bill is designed to remedy overreaching by federal prosecutors. it protects the attorney-client privilege, which is

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: deeply rooted in our jurisprudence, and the legal profession. the attorney-client privilege encourages frank and open communication between clients and their attorneys so that clients can receive

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: effective advice and counsel. in the corporate context as we saw in the case of arthur anderson, the life of a corporation can turn on a prosecutor's discretionary decision to charge a

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: corporation. that decision can have profound consequences on our economy, the employees, and the community and it should not turn on whether or not a company waives its attorney-client privilege.

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cooperation in the criminal justice system is an important engine ofruth. however, prosecutors should not requir privileged waivers as a routine matter.ut i reserve the balance of my time. the