"We should not tolerate it, and we stand with you."
"There are a few, I believe, true believers whose spew these hateful indignities toward people in my community."
"Since 2017, the Department has managed to spend over a half a billion dollars on developing a new personnel vetting system, NBIS, with little to show for it."
"To quote GAO's report, DOD's estimate is minimally accurate, minimally comprehensive, not credible, and minimally well-documented."
"Part of the Republican playbook is to slash funding to government agencies and then cry foul when they cannot function properly."
"the only way to truly deliver for the American people is to fully and properly invest in the programs meant to serve them."
"This great return on taxpayer investment is especially true when it comes to the IRS."
"My Republican colleagues would like to use this hearing to bolster this narrative that the Biden Administration is enacting a war on energy."
"Part of building a new energy economy is the development of a workforce that is high quality and unionized."
"Thank you for holding today's hearing on 'Advancing Innovation (AI): Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Defend and Secure the Homeland.'"
"The purpose of this hearing is to explore how the responsible use of AI can support the homeland security mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)."
"There are additional areas of concern that the committee should remain focused on ensuring that AI's development and deployment for civilian agency use is safe, secure, and protects civil rights, civi..."