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Gary Charles Peters is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Michigan since January 6, 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Peters previously represented Michigan's 14th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 2013, to January 6, 2015. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as economic development, healthcare, and education reform. Peters has been an advocate for bipartisan cooperation in Congress, emphasizing the need for compromise among lawmakers to address pressing national issues.
there are a handful of innovations over the years that have redefined the United States and the entire world. The cotton gin, railroads, electricity, and the automobile are just a few examples. However, without question, broadband internet…
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.
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 thank the gentleman for yielding. I also thank Mr. Griffith for introducing the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act. He did valuable work to make this the bipartisan version we see today. More electricity from hydropower…
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.
We recognize the Lakes are a shared public resource and a national treasure.
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.
Michigan is moving very aggressively in this area, and it's primarily driven by self-driving cars.
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.
Certainly folks who are able to get these software jobs are going to do extremely well, and God bless them for doing that.
But I think we go beyond job losses and actually look at wage differentials and income inequality.
Thank you, Chairman Sullivan. And it's good to be with you again for another important hearing.
Our oceans and our Great Lakes are economic engines, providing millions of Americans with jobs and income.
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.
Does your Department have the technical capability to fully provide and analyze data about services contracts to comply with this requirement?
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.
I believe that would help as another tool in defending the Nation against domestic extremists, absolutely.
the most significant national security risk we face as a country comes from the cyber threat that we must deal with.
I understand that real tax reform is absolutely necessary. In 2013, the Harvard Business School published a report that identified the most important Federal priorities to promote American growth and competitiveness. Two of the eight…
today we are debating legislation that will dramatically reshape the American economy. It was written, and continues to be rewritten, in secret by only one party. It didn't have to be this way. Done right, this process could have had broad…
A vote taken later today or tomorrow that cuts $1.4 trillion or more... is fundamentally inconsistent with what we heard today.
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