Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 6032, the State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of IoT Act, or the SMART IoT Act. Earlier this year, the SMART IoT Act was unanimously approved by the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee and the full Energy and Commerce Committee. I would like to thank Chairman Walden for his support of this bipartisan legislation. I also want to thank Representative Welch for his leadership as the original cosponsor of the SMART IoT Act and the many bipartisan members of the Energy and Commerce Committee for cosponsoring this bill. Representative Welch and I have been working together on these issues for years, including as co-founders of the Internet of Things Working Group in the 114th Congress. Today marks an important step towards maximizing the full potential of Internet-connected devices, more commonly known as smart devices. Almost any physical object can be transformed into a smart device with microchips, sensors, and wireless communications. Once transformed, these smart devices connect through a network to share, exchange, and analyze data to gather insights used to solve problems or enable new capabilities. IoT solutions will benefit consumers and businesses by improving productivity, efficiency, and much more.…”