Derrick Van Orden

Can you agree right now and state publicly that our AV technology for these trucks, particularly the over-the-road trucks, that the technologies are not there yet?

These are good jobs. They provide for families across the country. And we need to make sure that we are growing our pool of drivers.

I certainly support the technology. It is critically important that we do that in partnership with the people who are sitting at home thinking that innovation is going to take their job, and that can't happen without them at the table.

Trucks transport 72.5 percent of our domestic goods.

I would caution you to say that you would look anybody in the eye and say they are not going to lose their job.

How long can the United States of America, how long can we sustain ourselves if a significant portion of our trucking stopped in a millisecond?

I do not trust that. I do not.

You are going to have 16,000 pounds worth of lithium batteries on these? Is that right?

I wonder if you could maybe address if driverless vehicles should be allowed to carry hazardous materials, especially something as dangerous as nuclear waste.

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We owe it to them to fight hard for their interests here in Congress.

I expect you to be short with me. I asked you for a date and not a process.

The Digital G.I. Bill is intended to streamline G.I. Bill claims processing.

Let us solve some problems here. Let us pretend like we are all enlisted people still.

With that respect comes responsibility and you are responsible. With responsibility comes accountability, and we are holding you accountable today.

These subcommittees are not bipartisan, they are nonpartisan.

I am afraid to address you again publicly and bring in the word 'incompetent.' Your testimony, again, is a pile of gobbledygook.

Well, this thing with all the budget and how much money he spent and everything. The $377,508,587.47, which is approximately 20 percent of the $1.3 to $1.96 billion you will be expending of taxpayers' dollars for something that may or may…

If you continue with this incredibly poorly thought out, ideologically driven, foolish rule, you would have put Tom out of business.

We are waiting for Mr. Garcia to tell you to launch something that is already written and paid for and Mr. Garcia has not told you that yet, is that correct?

If we do not get the answers that we want in a timely manner, I will subpoena you.

Percentage of claims you have automated last month. Can you answer that question, sir?

That is unacceptable.