Three of the four committees - Armed Services, Intelligence and Homeland Security - passed watered down versions of the resolutions on nearly uniform party-line votes, drastically narrowing the scope of documents to be provided by the administration.
"I appreciated the chance to hear about the scope to broaden the framework for oversight and risk-sharing in line with the euro area's large and interconnected banking sector, " Mr. Lew said during his news conference.
And in May this year, judge Lady Dorrian widened the scope to include prisoners in Peterhead who had to use a porta-potty and stand in line to slop out into a public sluice.