Gary Peters

Medicaid has also been critical in fighting the opioid epidemic.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Today, as you mentioned, I am filling in for Ranking Member McCaskill who wanted to be here but due to extenuating circumstances cannot be here.

I think in terms of moving forward, there has got to be a much bigger focus for those social media companies on putting threat analysts and pairing them together.

As you know, conducting oversight of the Executive Branch is one of the most critical functions of this Committee.

Thank you, Ms. Weichert, for being here today and for your willingness to serve as well.

I supported legislation that declared the atrocities committed by ISIS against Christians, Yazidis, and other religious and ethnic minorities as war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

I am concerned by recent reports in Nature, The Economist, and Wall Street Journal about large tech firms monopolizing the talent in AI and machine learning.

Well, I would agree that that's the goal, and we hope we could democratize it, but it hasn't necessarily played out that way.

But I think we go beyond job losses and actually look at wage differentials and income inequality.

Michigan is moving very aggressively in this area, and it's primarily driven by self-driving cars.

Our oceans and our Great Lakes are economic engines, providing millions of Americans with jobs and income.

Certainly folks who are able to get these software jobs are going to do extremely well, and God bless them for doing that.

The Lakes hold a full 20 percent of the world's surface freshwater and are in the middle of one of the world's most productive agricultural areas.

We recognize the Lakes are a shared public resource and a national treasure.

Thank you, Chairman Sullivan. And it's good to be with you again for another important hearing.

If they keep selling off these portions of the ocean indiscriminately without determining first where they shouldn't be going, it will be too late. You'll be bankrupting these coastal communities.

I'm pleased to join you in welcoming today's witnesses.

I'm concerned that when it comes to cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence, autonomy, and robotics--the capabilities that will drive the future of warfare--we are still figuring out how to get acquisition right.

Does your Department have the technical capability to fully provide and analyze data about services contracts to comply with this requirement?

With that, I will yield my time. I appreciate it.

The most significant national security risk we face as a country comes from the cyber threat that we must deal with.

Mr. Taylor, we have limited time, but I would love to hear your thoughts.

I believe that would help as another tool in defending the Nation against domestic extremists, absolutely.

A vote taken later today or tomorrow that cuts $1.4 trillion or more... is fundamentally inconsistent with what we heard today.

I think that the sanctuary program has been a very good program, and I do support it.