Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 1055, legislation to support the designation of National Robotics Week as an annual event. I introduced this legislation because the increase in the number of emerging and potential applications for robotics is astounding, and I believe Americans should know more about the important role the field of robotics will play in our national security and economic health in the coming decades. Robotics has come a long way in the last 20 years, but most Americans still think of real-life robots as confined to the assembly line. Nothing could be further from the truth. Recently, we've seen advanced next-generation robotics playing an important role in our military for our national defense. Unmanned aerial vehicles today provide life-saving reconnaissance support for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the rocket-armed Predator UAV is reportedly the most effective tool we have for attacking the Al- Qaeda and Taliban leadership and infrastructure. In addition, our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have benefited greatly from the development and deployment of mobile robots that detect and disarm IEDs--the improvised explosive devices that have posed the greatest threat to our troops on the ground in those countries. Robotics is growing in economic importance as well.…”