Jack Reed

I am very proud that this committee has always worked in a bipartisan fashion during this process.

I believe the chairman does concur with me regarding the fact that this is a rare and generational exception; I think that is fair to say. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, is it accurate to say that 2:45 p.m. is a time that is being seriously…

I believe I have the floor. Mr. McCAIN. I yield to my friend from Rhode Island.

Putin, his advisers, and the Russian government developed a clear preference for President-elect Trump over Secretary Clinton.

We must always be very cautious about any actions that may inadvertently politicize our Armed Forces.

Civilian control of the military is enshrined in our Constitution and dates back to General George Washington and the Revolutionary War.

Again, just to get my perspective, it appears that the LCS Program is morphing into the frigate program. Is that fair?

Is it going to morph into frigates? Is it going to be a new design for a surface combatant?

The LCS continues to experience new problems, but it is not a new program.

It is up to the Navy to explain to this committee and to the American taxpayers why it makes sense to continue pouring money into a ship program that has repeatedly failed to live up to its promises.

Let me be the first to say that Congress belongs on the list of those responsible.

The administration's goals in this area are worthy and should continue even as a new administration takes office.

There are so many opportunities for safety, for improved productivity, for better health effects.

We can't do that with regulation in any kind of effective way.

We have to deal with that.

When we have pollution, whether it's factory pollution or automotive pollution, that's a real cost to our society.

I think we need to do everything we can to bring mobility to people who are currently underserved by our transportation system.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify on important emerging opportunities and risks related to autonomous vehicles.

What remains unanswered is how this transportation revolution will evolve and what steps regulators and industry should take to foster and harness the positive aspects of this new technology.

This innovation has the potential to dramatically improve highway safety, as well as expand mobility access for thousands of people.

That's exactly right. I was in Niles a few months ago, right outside of Youngstown.

Well, thank you, Chairman, very much. I agree with Mr. Brubaker; computers don't get tired, they don't get road rage, but they open a whole new dimension of cyber security which we have to deal with.

I know this is wonky, this is what RAND does, but there are market distortions in our transportation system.

Thank you very much, Chairman Collins, for your leadership on so many issues, but particularly for holding this very important hearing on the future of self-driving vehicles.

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