[gavel pounds] chairwoman murkowski good morning. We are meeting to consider the nomination of the honorable Jennifer Granholm, the former governor of michigan, to be our next secretary of energy. Im starting off the hearing and will say i am glad i have good eyesight, because you are a long way away, but welcome. And t thoseo who are joining us virtually. This is our first hearing in the new congress. My gaveling in this morning is perhaps a little bit unexpected. As the Senate Leaders are finalizing and organizing a resolution, im still chairman, perhaps on a technicality here, but i will be handy in the gavel over to senator manchin in a few moments. But before i do, i want to make a couple comments. I want to reiterate what a privilege and pleasure it has been to chair this committee. I think we recognize that we accomplished a great deal for our country. And we did it in a way that i think demonstrates the best of the senate. We did it with a bipartisan approach. And we did it on
Caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray, loving god we give you thanks for giving us another day. In the waning days of this 116th congress, we ask for your blessing among the members of this peoples house and most especially on the leadership, it is on their shoulders that the most important negotiations of this congress have been placed. They have been entrusted by their fellow americans with the awesome privilege and responsibility of sustaining the great experiment of democratic selfgovernment. Give them wisdom, crace, insight and courage to forge legislation, especially during these trying times of coronavirus pandemic that allows us all to move toward an encouraging future. May all that is done this day be for your greater glory amen. The speaker pursuant to section 4a of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved.
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