This hearing will come to order. Since this is our first hybrid hearing, a brief explanation of how it will work will benefit senators and the public. The hearing room has been configured to maintain the recommended 6 foot social distancing between senators. Nominees, and other individuals in the room necessary to operate the hearing, which would have kept to a minimum. A number of senators have chosen to use secure video teleconference technology which will allow them to remotely participate. For those joining by videoconference, once you start speaking they will be a slight delay before you are displayed on the main screen. To minimize that ground noise, we ask senators who are using the videoconference option to please click the mute button until it is your turn to ask questions. If there is a technology issue, we will move to the next senator until that issue is resolved. I remind all senators and the nominees that the fiveminute clock still applies. For senators using the video op
Looking at how do i put encryption and make it so no one can mess with the device other things that might have impact on People Living there. First off we noticed to make sure the government doesnt weaken encryption. Second of all we need to continue to see the growth in the kinds of research around encryption that is in some cases supported by the government. Anyone else . I share his comments. Also going back to the garage door opener. When that was introduced it was primitive, it was a fun thing to do to drive around the neighborhood and open up other peoples garage doors or similarly other peoples telephones. By todays standards it was relatively primitive even though novel then. As weve gotten more sophisticated, memory chips have grown, theres solutions and we dont hear about those problems anymore. It hasnt been an issue. Thank you. The reality is significant investment is made in innovating around privacy and security because its the right thing to do and consumers are demandin
Technology continues to grow. I look forward to hearing from our witnesses in how to address these challenges and i yield back the balance of my time. Thank you, mr. Adler. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Today were here to learning more about the internet of things. It has the ability to not only improve the more mundane aspects of our lives, but transform health care and Information Technology industries. This is of particular interest to the Judiciary Committee considering our longstanding jurisdiction when it comes to intellectual property Cloud Computing and digital trade. The internet of things refers to machines containing sensors that transmit data to other connected devices and the internet. Dramatic in Cloud Computing the past several years has helped to enable the technology to reach its full potential. Without the ability for data from an enter is net of things device to be analyzed in realtime, the data itself would certain little valuable. The a ability to access through mobile
Letter to the attorney general, testifyement to set in front of the senate committee. Fouran call 202 7488001 republicans, and 202 7488000 four democrats. If you are an independent, you can call 202 7488002. Join us ono facebook. Thank you so much for being with us. With the latest relevant from the Washington Post, this is a headline as attorney general Jeff Sessions will not testify budgetngressional hearing, but instead of the Senate Intelligence committee. Heres reporting from the Washington Post. Back in march, the Washington Post reported that general jeffs attorney general Jeff Sessions met twice with Russian Ambassadors during the campaign and did not disclose that to the Senate Judiciary committee during his confirmation hearing in january. The next day, sessions recused himself from the russia investigation and said it would be overseen by the Deputy Attorney general, who last month appointed a special counsel to handle the situation. In a member to congress, the attorney gen
Vote the presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 58. The nays are 40. Threefifth of the senators duly chosen and sworn have not voted in the affirmative, and the motion is not agreed to. The majority leader. Mr. Reid i enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the reed of rhode island amendment. The presiding officer the motion is entered. Mr. Reid madam president , for the benefit of all members, were going to have another vote right now on the other cloture vote thats been scheduled. Then the republican leader has said that we can move forward on the baucus nomination at that time. The next two votes, i ask consent they be ten minutes in duration. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection, so ordered. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion. We the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate move to bring to a close debate on s. 1845.