Richard Blumenthal

I think the idea of a pause is totally impractical.

I guarantee that in China or in many of the other countries that are potential competitors, there are not groups like this one voluntarily--voluntarily pursuing research, innovation, invention in this area.

But I think all of you would agree that there's a need for thought and consideration here before these models are just thrown into the wild, so to speak.

Senator Hawley and I wrote to Meta earlier this week about an AI model they released to the public in February.

The ones who would love it the most are the Chinese, our competitors in other jurisdictions.

For me, what keeps me up at night, one of the main reasons to stay awake when thinking about AI is the impact on our economy.

Unfortunately, it was blocked from passage. I am hoping that maybe my Republican colleagues this time around will join in supporting it.

I want to talk about one specific area that is important to nursing homes, which is the shortage of nurses.

I recently joined a number of colleagues in supporting legislation. I believe it is known colloquially as the Dole Act.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for affording us this opportunity to be here today with some really exceptionally qualified nominees.

The two of us strongly support Judge Vernon Oliver for this position.

Thank you. Judge AliKhan, Senator Graham asked you about a particular case, and a position, that your office took in that case.

I think you would agree with me, that people should feel privileged to serve on juries.

Thanks, Mr. Chairman. I want to just begin by echoing the Chairman's remarks about the extraordinary impressiveness of this panel and, frankly, of many of the nominees who have come before our Committee, who have been nominated by the…

It's a point of particular personal pride, and joy, for me, because I have known Judge Oliver for close to 20 years.

I would ask any player that has left or any player that would ever consider leaving, have you ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour?

I think it's not only possible, it's obligatory at this moment in our history.

Will you commit to working with me to expand care to those veterans and also to secure, from the Department of Defense, the records that are needed to assess the potential exposure that they have?

I am inviting you to come and see it and actually see for yourself the need to rebuild it.

I would suspect, and I think you would agree, that the kinds of abuses that are documented in the Polaris Project, in Operation Blooming Onion--you refer to them in your testimony--are much more widespread and I agree with you that it has…

This system, as the Senator from Texas said so well, is broken in fundamental and disastrous ways.

I think it's not only possible, it's obligatory at this moment in our history.

I am inviting you to come and see it and actually see for yourself the need to rebuild it.

Will you commit to working with me to expand care to those veterans and also to secure, from the Department of Defense, the records that are needed to assess the potential exposure that they have?

I think it's not only possible, it's obligatory at this moment in our history.