Wherever we are when the Ranking Member gets here, so she can make an opening statement. Good morning. I am pleased that we can hold this nomination hearing for three very wellqualified nominees to three important positions in our government. Noel francisco, nominated solicitor general. He will be the first ever asianamerican senateconfirmed solicitor general after confirmation. Steven engel, assistant attorney general for the office of Legal Counsel, an office that functions as Legal Advisor to executive Branch Agencies and the president. Makan delrahim, nominee to be assistant attorney general for antitrust division at doj. Immigrated to this country when he was 10 and if he confirmed, he will be the highestranking iranianamerican official in the department of justice. We all know makan because he was staff director for our friend sen. Hatch here, and his former staff director, he knows what it is like to sit on this side, and he is going to find out what it is like on the other side
Wherever we are when the Ranking Member gets here, so she can make an opening statement. Good morning. I am pleased that we can hold this nomination hearing for three very wellqualified nominees to three important positions in our government. Noel francisco, nominated solicitor general. He will be the first ever asianamerican senateconfirmed solicitor general after confirmation. Steven engel, assistant attorney general for the office of Legal Counsel, an office that functions as Legal Advisor to executive Branch Agencies and the president. Makan delrahim, nominee to be assistant attorney general for antitrust division at doj. Immigrated to this country when he was 10 and if he confirmed, he will be the highestranking iranianamerican official in the department of justice. We all know makan because he was staff director for our friend sen. Hatch here, and his former staff director, he knows what it is like to sit on this side, and he is going to find out what it is like on the other side