nomination into a trial about a long-shut erd program. i would like to set the record straight and make clear to those in attendance and the american people that this hearing is about this hearing is not about programs already addressed by executive order, legislation and the court of law. it s about the woman seated in front of us. gina, i have reviewed your records closely. i have read your detailed and thoughtful answer to the committee s prehearing questions and spoken with you many times over the years. you are, without a doubt, the most qualified person the president could have chosen to lead the c.i.a. and the most prepared nominee in its 70-year history. you have acted morally, ethically, and legally over a distinguished 30 plus year career and operated under authorities signed and granted by the president of the united