Hearing. Shana broussard, sean cooksey and Alan Dickerson are the presidts nominees to be members of the federal electio commission, as our witnesses are joining us remotely, i also understand that their families and friends are watching today and so i welcome them as well. This is a big responsibility, is significant president ial nomination and significant to the work of this committee and i know youre proud, your Family Member as they have moved forward to this opportunity. Let me say a little bit aut the nominees and then ill turn to another Committee Member senator cruz to talk about the thd nominee, Alan Dickerson is not th nomin to be a member of the federal Election Commission for a term expiring on april the 30th 2025 and he has been practicing law for 20 years primarily in the areas of First Amendment and campaignfinance sin 2011 mr. Dickerson has been the lal director of the institute for free speech, a nonprofit organizati that litigates First Amendment and campaignfinance
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Holidays, cases will just go up. Backlash Governor Newsom is facing tonight for attending a party at a napa valley restaurant. I dont think he is setting the best example, i think it is highly hypocritical of him. And the battle over big cold in Contra Costa County. They are trying to make the bay area coal country. We are following two breaking news stories, a house fire in berkley leaves one man dead. Right now crews are working to put out hotspots. Video shows that the area is blocked off. The cause is under investigation. In San Francisco, shooting sent two people to the hospital in the citys bayview. Video shows Emergency Responders on scene. It happened just before 9 00, no word on the victims conditions tonight. Now at 11 and streaming on cbsn bay area, tonight some Bay Area College students travel plans have Health Experts of it worried. Andrea nakano reports from uc berkeley where students are weighing the risks of going home for thanksgiving. Reporter this is a Public Health
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The committee on rules and ministers will come to order grea good w morning to i want to think our colleagues for joining us today and i like to welcome our nominees to todays hearing and shauna broussard, sean cooksey and Alan Dickerson are the president s nominees to be member of the federal Elections Commission and as our witnesses are joining us remotely i also want to understand that their familyod and friends are watchig today and i welcome them as well. This is a big response ability and a significant president ial p nomination and significant to the work of this committee and i know you are proud of your Family Member as they have moved forward to this opportunity and let me say a little bit about a couple of the nominees and then i will turn to another Committee Member senator cruz to talk about the third nominee. Alan dickerson isom the nomineeo be a member of the federal Relations Commission for a term expiring on april 301, 2025. Mr. Dickerson has been practicing law for 20