It makes immigrants less likely to report crimes. This bill protects criminals in our communities and not victims. I urge my colleagues to vote for safer communities and vote against this bill.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1215. My Republican colleagues seem to have a fixation with caps. In their healthcare bill, they slash Medicaid and, for the first time in its history…

We can't take those gains for granted, though. Safety improvements depend on rigorous testing, responsible deployment, and consumer confidence in the technology.

We have an obligation to examine the best ways to safely deploy these technologies, given the incredible amount of upside that they have.

Safety must be the top priority of AV legislation. Autonomous vehicles have the potential to save lives, reducing the number of accidents caused by human error.

I am unwilling to yield United States and America not stand at the forefront of innovation and technology.

I want to tell you how important I think this hearing is today because this is the new frontier for automobiles.

Exemptions are no substitute for updated safety standards as more AVs share the road.

I wanted to add to the record a document from the Center for American Progress, a report entitled, 'The Impact of Vehicle Automation on Carbon Emissions.'

I thank Congressman Raskin for yielding to me. I am very proud and excited to be here because we have so much at stake right now. I wanted to point to this incredible photo that we blew up from today's news. Fifty people with disabilities…

I thank my colleague, Congressman Joaquin Castro, for yielding to me. I am so proud to rise in support of H.R. 2484, the Women, Peace, and Security Act, which I introduced along with my partner, Kristi Noem. We have been working on this…

I introduced a bill last week called the HOT CARS Act.