Political Quotes

“Mr. President, many Americans remember waking up on Saturday morning to watch their favorite cartoons, including shows like ``The Jetsons.'' As I look at the Senate pages who are here, I suspect none of them have any memory of ``The Jetsons.'' For those who are under 40 in the Chamber or who are watching at home, ``The Jetsons'' was a futuristic cartoon that was set in the year 2062, and it depicted a family from the future who had fun, imaginative technologies, like jet packs and holograms and video calls and robot vacuums and smartwatches and flying cars. While we are still waiting to see those flying cars in the air, we already have a lot of ``The Jetsons' '' technology available to us now--in many cases, even better than what was depicted in the cartoon show. Today, internet-connected smart devices are commonly used in American households. Light bulbs, mirrors, air fryers, coffee makers, trash cans, kitchen faucets, refrigerators, and more are all becoming smart, and we are able to control them with our phones or voice commands. A lot of that is really cool. It is expected that, in a few years, nearly 70 percent of American households--more than 80 million households-- will own at least one smart home product. This is, by and large, a good thing, as smart devices can help us improve our quality of life and complete daily tasks more easily.…”