Frederica Wilson

I applaud your focus on funding early education at a time when sequester cuts are decimating programs like Head Start and research in STEM education.

At a time when Congress is disinvesting from children I want to thank you, Mr. Secretary, and thank the President for putting forward a budget proposal that upholds our sacred obligation to educate our young people.

Facial recognition raises special concern because the nature of the technology allows it to be used without a person's knowledge or consent.

Biometric technologies can offer a number of benefits. They can increase security here at home by identifying terrorists...

These coming biometric applications present serious privacy concerns that have not been well addressed.

It's now been 866 days since I arrived in Congress, and the Republican leadership has still not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. That's zero votes to address our Nation's most pressing…

It has now been 864 days since I arrived in Congress, and the Republican leadership has still not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. We need to pass the American Jobs Act now. It deserves a…

It has now been 857 days since I arrived in Congress, and the Republican leadership has still not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. The nightmare of joblessness is destroying the American…

As a former teacher, school principal, and school board member, I can personally attest to the importance of a strong federal role in education.

I hope we can categorically reject vouchers as a way forward. Vouchers, simply put, they gut our public education system.

There is nothing that we should call an achievement gap. It is call--it should be called an opportunity gap because that is where the gap is.

While today's action to stop FAA furloughs will reduce delays, 149 of the nation's contract control towers are still at risk of closure on June 15th. These towers are not only essential for passengers: they're essential for flight…

It's now been 843 days since I arrived in Congress, and the Republican leadership has not allowed a single vote on serious legislation to address our unemployment crisis. At the current rate of job growth, we will not get to pre-recession…

First of all, I would like to thank both Chairman Bucshon and Chairman Massie for holding this joint hearing.

Big data can not only lead to amazing scientific discoveries; it can also save lives.

I hope our witnesses will offer recommendations on how the Federal Government can help create the new tools, software and workforce needed to realize the full potential of big data.

It simply makes sense to leverage Federal resources to bring companies together to solve common challenges.

We can and must do all that we can to make sure that our communities have the capacity and the tools they need to respond and recover from these events.

Every second, this is so exciting. And I know that the people who work with you and collaborate with you and the people at NIST and--have the most exciting lives in all of this research.

Whether we like it or not, the truth is that most of our competitors are putting significant and targeted resources towards helping businesses.

I am pleased that the President's budget recognizes the importance of NIST.

NIST is an economic engine for this nation.

In this time of painfully high unemployment, we need NIST's expertise more than ever.

That is what we should be concerned about: jobs, jobs, jobs.

I believe that this is a broad mission and I don't believe the budget request is pushing NIST outside of its core competencies.