I'd like the 
transcript of James Watt Senate confirmation hearings

You can find the transcripts in the Congressional Record for January
6, 1981.  This is available at your local Federal Depository Library.

The following link will allow you to find nearby branches:

http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/locate.cgi?Headline=Official%2Bcongressional%2Bdirectory%2B/.%2B1888-.%2BBiennial,%2B19%2B-.%2BUnited%2BStates.%2BY%2B4.P%2B93/1:1/(NOS.).%2B%5B%5B0992%5D%5D.%2B%7B%7Bhttp://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS194%7D%7D

Viewing the documents should be free, although copies may have a per-page charge.

There is not currently an on-line copy of the 1981 Senate procedings.


Search Strategy:

"james watt" senate confirmation hearing -norton
://www.google.com/search?q=january+6+1981+senate+transcript&sa=Google+Search

congressional record
://www.google.com/search?q=congressional+record&sa=Google+Search

when clicked on, the url you gave me could not be found

The link you were unable to click onto is a very long link, and
sometimes they don't work as "clickable" links. All you have to do is
highlight the entire URL link, highlight it, copy it, and paste it
into your browser. It worked for me!

The Answer Clarification button would have allowed your researcher to
explain this before you rated the question with a single star!

Regards, crabcakes

As crabcakes said: try this... Left click your mouse over the URL,
click copy and paste the address:

http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/locate.cgi?Headline=Official%2Bcongressional%2Bdirectory%2B/.%2B1888-.%2BBiennial,%2B19%2B-.%2BUnited%2BStates.%2BY%2B4.P%2B93/1:1/(NOS.).%2B%5B%5B0992%5D%5D.%2B%7B%7B

Best regards,
tlspiegel