A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that W. Clark Durant, III, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation, be reprimanded and should resign.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the use of appropriated funds by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to hire private attorneys to lobby the Congress to reduce funding for legal assistance for low-income individuals is a gross malfeasance and misuse of authority; (2) W. Clark Durant III, as Chairman of the LSC, is reprimanded for gross and repeated malfeasance of his fiduciary and statutory duties; and (3) W. Clark Durant III should resign from the LSC Board of Directors.

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Timeline

1. 26 April 1988

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 April 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 26 April 1988

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Sponsors

• Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
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