We have to guarantee that wherever artificial intelligence is used, it prioritizes people over profits.

I fought hard to ensure that the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 had a new provision to support technical assistance for these communities.

We can stop corporations from implementing technologies on patients and workers without their knowledge and without appropriate testing to prevent harm, discrimination, or interference with their clinical judgments.

I am proud to work on this committee with you, Mr. Chairman, on much-needed clean and safe drinking water funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

It is simply not right for patients to have their care dictated by an algorithm.

It is simply not right for patients to have their care dictated by an algorithm.

I introduced which Senator Budd, Republican on this Committee, the Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act...

We can guarantee civil rights protection in the utilization of artificial intelligence.

Without access to resource to repair these septic systems, sewage starts leaking into the environment.

Yes. And again, that is the goal that Senator Budd and I have, just kind of moving this ball further down the line.

Back in the 90's, when there would be a big headline, like once a week, insurance companies records hacked.

I think it is important to know that I have been here today to describe the actual patient harm that is in place due to this AI and sound the alarms for the points where the doctors cannot override the AI and it causes that harm, that…

We can guarantee civil rights protection in the utilization of artificial intelligence.

When Al Gore was Vice President and I was the chairman of the telecommunications committee, when we were breaking down all of the monopolies in the mid-90's so we could have the digital revolution, the broadband revolution, not one home…

I do agree with you, by the way, in terms of this being an old technology.

We have to be able to get under the hood just to understand how there are biases built in.

I think that this is--and if anything helps us close some of the gaps that exist in our ability to take care of patients.

We need to put people over profit, prioritize worker voices, and keep focused on how to best treat patients.