[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
The committee on homeland to get he will come t to order. Let me set the outset number of our members are still en route from the Prayer Breakfast this morning. They will join us accordingly. The Ranking Member being one of them. The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the department of Homeland Security use of facial recognition and other biometric technologies. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a committee in recess at any point. Good morning. The committee is meeting today to continue examining the department of Homeland Security is use of facial Recognition Technology. The Committee Held part one of this hearing in july of last year, after news that thet department was expanding its use of facial recognition forth varying purposes, such as confirming the identities of travelers, including u. S. Citizens. As facial Recognition Technology has advanced, it has become the chosen form of Biometric Technology used by the government and industry. I want t
S . Roo vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . Seeing none, the yeas are 52, the nays are 39. The nomination is confirmed. The clerk will report the next nomination. The Clerk Department of state, John Joseph Sullivan of maryland to be ambassador of the United States of america to the russian federation. The presiding officer the question is on the nomination. A senator i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . Seeing none, the ayes are 70, the nays are 22, and the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The clerk will report the next nomination.
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