just two quick points, mr. wainstein. first, i'm going to ask you written questions with respect to the dossiers when they're going to be released and how they're going to be used to. i'm not going to need those answers before this committee moves forward. that's number one. number two, there's another part to this 215 debate. this, of course, is the bulk collection of the phone records on millions when millions of law and biting people. where i am trying to square your public testimony with the written answers that you gave us to the pre-hearing questions, let me make sure we walk through this quickly. in your public testimony about the bulk collection of these phone records you said, and i quote, that this part of the law was significantly more protective of civil liberties and grand jury subpoenas. you also testified that if the government wanted to collect -- and this is a -- court and obviously innocent gate today action, i think you're going to have some questions from the fisa court judge. now, on the base of the b

mr. with wenstein, great to see you, welcome, mrs. elizabeth and her daughters, grateful for her service. understand your daughter ellie at berkeley law school ask watching remotely and i would ask, ken, that you give us evidentiary proof that she did tune in for these couple hours and hopefully if watching now, appropriately embarrassed so we'll see in the aftermath. before we begin formally though, i want to commend you on your excellent judgment as evidenced by your both attending uva and living in the common wealth. we'll question your choice of law school though, but congratulations on your nomination to serve as the under secretary for intelligence and analysis or ina at the department of homeland security, this position sits at a critical juncture between the analytical world of the intelligence community and the information sharing role of the department of homeland security. if confirmed, your job would be to receive and analyze intelligence and law enforcement information relati

mr. wainstein previously served as homeland security adviser in the george w. bush administration. >> [inaudible conversations]