Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. My California congressional district sits on the San Francisco peninsula and is home to a vibrant innovation economy that supports every sector of American industry. The leading-edge technologies being developed and improved in the bay area have the potential to help keep the rest of California and our Western States safe from the risk of wildfire. My amendment today seeks to ensure that we are using the best technologies available to understand wildfire risk. Artificial intelligence, with its potential to analyze large datasets and improve predictive models, can and should play an important role in informing land management decisions. These data tools will be vital for enabling the proposed Fireshed Center in the Fix Our Forests Act. This should be an easy vote for those who support using the best available technologies to protect communities and inform land management activities. Mr. Chair, I urge the adoption of my amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”