illinois, senator joe manchin from west virginia, senator saxy chambliss from georgia, senator michael bennet from colorado, senator roy blunt from missouri, senator mazie hirono from hawaii, senator mark begich of alaska, senator orwin hatch from utah, senator ron wyden from oregon. so you can see a great group, absolutely bipartisan, equal number of republicans and democrats from across the united states have joined together here, recognizing that people are concerned about their privacy, and we need to make sure that their privacy is protected. so i'd like to make a few introductory comments here, with the help of these charts, and then turn to my colleague from minnesota for her comments as well. you know, we have seen with the n.s.a., with the i.r.s., with the affordable care act, with a whole range of issues that people feel with what's going on, not only with government but technology, that their privacy is at risk these days, and it's very much a concern. many people don't realize that this event data recorder is in their car. it records all kinds of information about the car, and in

i now would like to recognize senator michael bennet from the great state of colorado. he had to give an earlier introduction and another committee and we are just delighted to have you. >> is a great privilege to be here and thank you to you and the ranking member for coming by and for all our colleagues to being here. the tendency is much more punctual and better than on the committees in which i served. i'm sure that is a function of your leadership, but it is also a privilege to be here to introduce caroline crass, the president's nominee to be general counsel of the cia. caroline is a longtime friend of mine and an old friend of mine. we have known each other since law school where i barely could keep up with her. i know that she has the character intelligence and the temperament to excel in this incredibly important position. since in age, caroline has had a passion for serving our country in her 22 year career which reflects that. she is currently principal deputy assistant attorney general in the office of legal counsel searches been special forsel to the presid