on a motion for maurice hall, can you spare your name we have gotten different spellings on your names. marie s hall. representing mr. hall today what are your appearances. [inaudible] the attorney a present are going to go to the podium so you should be able to see them at that time but obviously were not in a position where you can consult privately but you had a chance to talk to them, is that correct? is that a yes. yes. mr. hall s motion as a witness to cross the subpoena i would like to address it and you can take off your mask if you would like. good morning your honor. mr. hall has been subpoenaed as a witness in the prosecution and defense. defense counsel in their opening statement specifically name mr. hall and told the jury that they intend and preview what that testimony they believe it would be. in order to avoid any kind of delay interruption in the proceeding i notify all parties that mr. hall would be invoking his fifth amendment privilege o
and 45 minutes. let me go ahead and explain the three nominees we will have today, i think they ve all been approved. we ll have doctor david applegate, ambassador carmen to be assistant secretary of interior for international affairs doctor evan to be the director of the research project agency energy we held a hearing on these nominations april 28 and i ve supported all three nominees and they are qualified physicians to which they have been nominated. doctor applegate has been a queer geologist for the past 18 years and served as acting director for the past year. member of the senior executive service and experienced diplomat with the state department. she spent the last two and a half years as our ambassadors federal states micronesia, the senate confirmed her by voice vote. the mechanical engineering department at mit and served as associate director of the doe solar thermal energy. all three will bring strength to their positions and urge my colleagues to vote to confi
next, a hearing on possible solutions for extreme drought conditions in the western united states. this hearing in front of the senate energy and natural resources committee runs an hour and 45 minutes. let me go ahead and explain the three nominees we will have today, i think they ve all been approved. we ll have doctor david applegate, ambassador carmen to be assistant secretary of interior for international affairs doctor evan to be the director of the research project agency energy we held a hearing on these nominations april 28 and i ve supported all three nominees and they are qualified physicians to which they have been nominated. doctor applegate has been a queer geologist for the past 18 years and served as acting director for the past year. member of the senior executive service and experienced diplomat with the state department. she spent the last two and a half years as our ambassadors federal states micronesia, the senate confirmed her by voice vote. the mechan
let me go ahead and explain the three nominees we will have today, i think they ve all been approved. we ll have doctor david applegate, ambassador carmen to be assistant secretary of interior for international affairs doctor evan to be the director of the research project agency energy we held a hearing on these nominations april 28 and i ve supported all three nominees and they are qualified physicians to which they have been nominated. doctor applegate has been a queer geologist for the past 18 years and served as acting director for the past year. member of the senior executive service and experienced diplomat with the state department. she spent the last two and a half years as our ambassadors federal states micronesia, the senate confirmed her by voice vote. the mechanical engineering department at mit and served as associate director of the doe solar thermal energy. all three will bring strength to their positions and urge my colleagues to vote to confirm who will vote
let me go ahead and explain the chair manchin: we have dr. david applegate, the ambassador to be the assistant secretary of the interior and dr. evelyn wong to be director of the advanced research project agency. we held a hearing on these nominees on april 20. i support all the nominees. they re qualified for the positions. i think we have support in a bipartisan way. dr. applegate is a geologist with the usgs for the past 18 years and served as acting director for the past year. ambassador cantor is with the state department. she spent the last two and a half years as our ambassador to the states of micronesia. the doctor is the head of mechanical engineering at m.i.t. and served as associate director of the solar thermal energy conversion sector. all three nominees will bring expect them will bring extensive knowledge and expertise to the positions and i urge my colleagues to an almond two vote in favor of them. moving to the focus of teddy s hearing, i want to welcome