"I take this subcommittee's oversight duties very seriously. As we continue to see evidence of climate change, it is important for this subcommittee to focus on our Nation's preparedness for disasters."
"The American first responder community is strong, and it deserves the utmost support from Congress."
"I am just pleased to be a part of things like this, to ensure that the two percent of us who feed the other 98 percent, that we continue to grow."
"Prepared Statement"
"The 10 percent cut to the grant programs, including the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, is a significant hit to our first responders."
"Artificial intelligence is not new. The Department of Homeland Security and its components have a long history of trying to understand how to most appropriately leverage the capacity AI provides."
"AI is also a tool the work force will use to carry out their jobs more effectively. It is not and should not ever be a replacement for people."
"The Government must rigorously assess appropriate use cases for AI and ensure that the deployment of AI will not jeopardize the civil rights, civil liberties, or privacies of the public."
"I commend President Biden on last year's Executive Order on AI which put the Federal Government on the path of developing and deploying AI in a manner consistent with these principles."
"We must ensure that AI models we use and the data to train them do not reinforce existing biases."
"Advances in AI will only make their job easier, so we must redouble our efforts to identify manipulated content and empower the public to identify malicious foreign influence operations."
"As we consider how to deploy AI to better secure the homeland, we must keep 3 critical principles in mind."
"Please take into consideration who you are going to affect and what it is going to affect, because we have a 13 percent favorable rating in Congress."
"We've never, ever voted against law enforcement."
"In our mind, you should be safe."
"Administrator Pekoske has worked closely with Congress to make great strides in expanding workplace rights and critical pay increases for TSA's workers, who have long been left behind."
"Congressman Payne served in Washington, DC, but his heart never left Newark's South Ward."
"Because of Congressman Payne's advocacy, the Department of Homeland Security today reports to Congress on school security."
