Hearing is two hours and 40 minutes. [inaudible conversations] good morning. The commerce science and Technology Transportation committee will come to order. I want to welcome all our witnesses for joining us today. Today is a very important hearing date. We are going to be joined by obviously welcoming back our colleague and former colleagues, senator nelson and his position to be nominated as nasa director, and former colleague senator hutchison who i think is going to join us virtually. So, can think of two more active members, Ranking Member on the committee, so we certainly welcome them. And certainly, we have our former commerce secretary who is going to be joining us virtually. So, it is a very big commerce a day for those of us in the commerce family and longstanding members of the committee to see our colleagues and people weve worked with on so many policy issues and obviously a lot of enthusiasm by members who want to join in and support the nominations and we will be joined
Colleague and former colleagues both senator nelson in his position to be nominated as nasa director and our former colleague senator hutchinson, who i think is going to join us virtually, i cant think of two more active rankings members on the past in this committee so we certainly welcome them and certainly we have our former commerce secretary whos going to be joining us virtually. So we its a very big commerce day for those of us in the commerce family and longstanding members of this committee to see our colleagues and people we worked with on so many policy issues and obviously a lot of enthusiasm by members who want to join in support of these nominations. So well be joined by a variety of senators here, senator rubio who is with us already. So i want to say welcome to the families, to grace and ann, to all of those who are here to discuss todays nominees. Were covering everything from the digital and natural to the commercial worlds and into space today. So very broad topic are
Serve on the federal trade commission. They hearing is two hours and 40 minutes. The committee will come to order. I want to welcome our witnesses today. Today is a very important hearing date. We are going to be joined by our colleagues and former colleagues senator nelson to be nominated as nasa director and senator jensen senator hutchinson who will join us virtually. I cannot think of two more active Ranking Members on this committee. We welcome them. Certainly, we have our former commerce secretary joining us virtually. It is a big commerce they they day. To see our colleagues. There is a lot of enthusiasm by members who hoped to join in in support of these nomination. We will be joined by a variety of senators. Senator rubio is with us already. Welcome to the family. We are covering everything from the digital and natural to the commercial world space today. It is a broad topic area. We are going to be talking a lot about innovation. I am pleased to consider the nomination of a d
Insisting that the border is closed but saying it will not send Vulnerable Children back into the mexican desert. We have much more on our top story, David A Sponge has the latest from the white house. Georgia congressman, buddy carter is standing by with his reaction but first of go to Steve Harrigan reporting live from the border city of mission, texas. Steve. Reporter jon, now i says they will begin providing at least temporary housing for some migrants who cross over into the United States illegally. In a Press Statement that carefully avoids the word hotel the Acting Director of ice rights, the 86. 9 Million Contract provides 1239 beds and other Necessary Services and the families will receive a comprehensive Health Assessment that includes covid19 testing. As you mentioned, fox news has confirm that parts of the border along this area will now begin to release some of those migrants who have requested asylum without requiring them to have a court date notice. They will sibley be
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