Well, if it was prior to facial recognition coming into existence, I am just wondering, do you think that whatever laws you are referring to anticipated something like facial recognition?

There are real concerns about the risks that this technology poses to our civil rights and liberties and our right to privacy.

The stark conclusion after our last hearing was that this technology is evolving extremely rapidly without any real safeguards.

Well, it is accurate.

We have seen significant concern among states about providing this level of access to the FBI.

Thank you for the opportunity to address this important issue before the committee, and I look forward to answering your questions.

One of the things I am hoping that you will look at is that whole question.

Well, going back to Ms. Pressley's questions about the whole idea of language, do you all feel comfortable?

I must say I think we are already a little bit pregnant and I agree with the ranking member.

I think there is nothing more American than the freedom of expression and the freedom of association...

We are a little late in saying, well, you really shouldn't be surveilling people when there is nowhere that we don't surveil people.

This has been--I have been here for now it is 23 years. It is one of the best hearings I have seen.

I thank Ms. Guliani. I remember the ACLU when we first began to surveil people raise the issue of, you know, is this really constitutional?

It seems like we have a defective system. It is defective, and it--and so when you say that you are not--that it has good purposes, it also can be extremely harmful.

If the President wants to hold good-paying jobs hostage, that's his choice, but it certainly isn't mine.

Congress should follow these good examples and put in place a moratorium on law enforcement use.

This issue is very personal for me. My district includes Baltimore, where I have lived now my entire life.

The ACLU released documents revealing that the Baltimore County Police Department... partnered with the private company Geofeedia to identify individuals protesting the shooting of Freddie Gray in May 2015.

I want to make clear at the onset that this is a bipartisan issue.

We need to do more to safeguard the rights of free speech and assembly under the First Amendment, the right to privacy under the Fourth Amendment, and the right of equal protection under the law under the Fourteenth Amendment.

I think that we can get something done in a bipartisan way.

And that is a problem. One of the things that I question, too, is John Lewis--Congressman Lewis and I--are mistaken for each other.

Your Department is at the tip of the spear when it comes to protecting our elections.

As a senior member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I'm committed to working with anyone who is serious about making the sound, long-term investments that will boost our economy.

The President wants to present us with a false choice between legislating and investigating. Well we're not going to accept that deal.