Will Hurd

It's unfortunate that we have to even debate whether a law needs to be put in place to say that let's not use children as a deterrence and let's not separate kids from their mother and father.

It is not a foregone conclusion that the U.S. will lead in this technology.

AI presents a wealth of opportunities to impact our world in a positive way.

I have seen how much of an impact this has on the maintenance of our parks, which is why I introduced the National Park Service Legacy Act of 2017 with my colleagues, including the distinguished Ranking Member from Hawaii, Representative…

For these parks to remain beautiful and accessible, we have a responsibility as a Nation to care for them and maintain them.

Our national parks are an integral part of the American experience, as we all know.

Let's just get out of the politics and into the reality of what our agents need.

This, now a law, is bipartisan legislation that will, for the first time, reward and incentivize Federal agencies and CIOs to cut costs and invest in cutting-edge technology.

AI should produce efficiencies and cost savings that will help us do more for less money.

We, the United States, should lead on AI, and the Federal Government needs to be an active participant.

Thoughtful engagement by legislators is key to this goal, and I believe that this committee will be leaders on this topic.

At the end of this series, it is my goal to ensure that we have a clear idea of what it takes for the United States to remain the world leader when it comes to artificial intelligence.

It is important that we understand both the risks and rewards of artificial intelligence.

Voting is one of our fundamental democratic rights and is the cornerstone of American democracy.

Our first responsibility here is to protect the Constitution. The First Amendment is the first amendment for a reason.

Since the sun rose on our democratic experiment, our adversaries have sought to destroy what our forefathers fought for.

You have to begin with the assumption of breach.

the United States needs to have an anti-Assad strategy because Assad is the reason that there was a civil war. Assad is the reason that ISIS grew in Syria.

And yes, we should all be concerned with the Russia attempts to influence our elections. This is something an attack on the DNC is an attack on all of us.

American people deserve better from their government.

But that doesn't answer the question. The question is how does encryption on the backend help with authentication of an attacker that is using stolen credentials?

True border security demands a flexible defense in-depth strategy that includes a mix of personnel, technology, and changing tactics, all of which come at a lower price tag than a border wall.

the most expensive and least-effective way to secure the border.

Building a wall is the most expensive and least-effective way to secure the border.

When it comes specifically to terrorism in North Africa, what day do we celebrate? What day do we get to raise our hands and say we won?