Some of the challenges and algorithm issues and recognition concerns that originally became part of the narrative of facial recognition technology were completely reasonable assessments of the technology at the time.

Over the last several years, biometric technology has improved significantly.

facial recognition technology is certainly an emerging asset in this digital realm and wherein it can be properly deployed

it is a pretty much accepted conclusion that it is an effective asset that we should embrace and use, but with proper restraints and controls.

My colleagues in the Democratic Party, when those gun fights happen that blood will be on your hands over some--this political charade of pretending to be able identify weapons.

I for one do not support the Federalization of our elections we're representative republic of sovereign States, this is a States' role.

I was unable to attend tonight's vote due to a legal obligation in Louisiana. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 364. Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Armstrong (Johnson (SD))…

I must say for the record, Madam Chair, that I am uplifted by the level of commitment that my office has received.

If we intend to ensure that recovery efforts are resilient and America's Treasury is wisely spent, then timely communication and simplifying the necessary documents and procedures between FEMA and the State and local agencies is imperative.

Ensuring a sustainable and effective FEMA budget is critical for the Nation.

I will never back down from defending that Constitution, including the rights of law-abiding Americans to keep and bear arms.

The United States is currently undergoing a horrific drug epidemic crisis. Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid, is 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine.

Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death of Americans 18 to 45 years old.

The Customs and Border Patrol have seized enough fentanyl just last year to kill 2.4 billion people.

Hurricane Laura hit so hard and so fast, extreme winds devastated a dense area of population in my district.

May I say, as an American citizen born and raised in south Louisiana, working on my 61st year on God's beautiful earth here, I have lived through many brutal hurricanes and I have come to clearly understand that in the modern era the…

This is an important discussion for us to engage in and certainly it is bipartisan, so.

I don't support spending more money. I think we are $31 trillion in debt, enough is enough.

I think there should be a more direct route to the local government entity or the citizen that is deserving of recovery assistance.

This was--we are talking about 6 years ago. Call it a billion dollars--just use round monies--and that money was appropriated at the Federal level, it was delivered to the State treasury, and as we sit right now over 60 percent of that…

I was attending a funeral for a Thin Blue Line Brother and was unable to make it back to Washington in time to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 142, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 143, and ``nay'' on rollcall…

I appreciate the Secretary's appearance here today.

Next year if we have the Majority in this committee, which we shall, you are still in office, you will face impeachment.

Louisiana overdose deaths have increased since 2018...virtually doubled overdose deaths.

You should have accomplished to help you recognize it. This disaster we have at our border, the disintegration of our National sovereignty cannot be sustained.