Washington today, we are holding this hearing virtually in compliance with the regulations for Remote Committee proceedings pursuant to House Resolution 965. Remote hearings certainly are not the same as sitting together in our Committee Room and you should know. The new authority has allowed us to continue to do our work a behalf of the American People, while keeping our staff, families and broader communities this is the First Official Virtual Committee hearing in the United States house of representatives. As we begin this historic proceeding, i want to underscore that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegia collegiality and substantive debate even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with Ranking Member and his staff to make sure that all Ranking Members are respected in the knew virtual format. Before we turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help us all navigate this new platform. First, consi
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I call this hearing to order. This hearing will be a little bit different. It is perhaps the first congressional hearing during the extenuating circumstances of the pandemic. We have a sparse crowd reflecting the committees inherence to the rules put forth by the attending physician. Staff forthank patience and understanding as we work through the logistics involved in holding this hearing, which is a critical part of the committees ongoing oversight of the Intelligence Committee community. Afternoon, we move to a closed session. Aeir absence now is not reflection on the importance they place on this matter. We have asked members to watch as much as they can of the hearings from their offices, only coming into the hearing room to ask questions. I would also like to think the press corps for your accommodation of the restrictions we are placing as we seek to fulfill our requirements to hold this nomination hearing in an open setting, or at least as open as current circumstances allow. M
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