George Whitesides

FireGuard is one of the most important ways the federal government can utilize technology to fight fires quicker and more effectively, and the program should have access to every piece of data available.

before I came to Congress, I led NASA as chief of staff under President Obama. I believed then, as I believe now, that NASA represents the best of us and the best of America. We were reminded of its ability to inspire just weeks ago with…

I rise today to share the heartbreaking and inspiring story of the Santa Clarita Lady Flyers, a 12-under hockey team that plays in my district. While on the way to the Western Girls Hockey League playoffs, a snowplow collided head-on with…

every time I talk with constituents, I hear the same thing: Life is getting more and more expensive. People are worried about making rent, paying for groceries, and dealing with gas prices that keep on climbing. In just the past couple of…

this week marks the first anniversary of the southern California wildfires that took lives, devastated communities, and left families across our region displaced. We are lucky that the damage was not worse, and that is only because of the…

I rise today to call for the immediate reestablishment of funding for PEPFAR and our public health support for poor countries. I do so with a heavy heart, holding in my hand three documents that every Member of this body should read. One…

I close by thanking my summer interns, some of whom are here today. You cannot help but be inspired about the future of our country if you spend some time with the many great young people who work here on Capitol Hill. They work hard. They…

I have worked on new and innovative ways to tackle our wildfire crisis, a growing threat that the people I represent know all too well. I know from firsthand experience that the United States is home to the smartest, most hardworking, and…

My name is George Whitesides, and I represent California's 27th Congressional District. Just 3 days after I was sworn in to Congress to serve my first term this year, wildfires broke out across southern California, forcing 200,000 people…

I want to take a minute to talk about the events of this week and to rise on behalf of law enforcement in this country. I know that people across my district and across the country are deeply concerned about the personal data being exposed…

Senator, I think it fits well with the ecosystem. Testing out space technologies in suborbital or other platforms and then moving those to the International Space Station and beyond is a terrific investment.

The reality is that the AST is a very small fraction right now of the FAA's budget, and if you look to the horizon, all these exciting increases in volume is going to drive significant resource demands inside AST.