The committee will come to order. Good morning, everyone. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. With that i would like to recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. Today, the committee is holdingg our third hearing this congress on a critical issue, facial Recognition Technology. It is clear that, despite the private sectors expanded use of technology, its just not ready for prime time. During this hearing we will examine the private sectors development, use, and sale of technology as well as its partnerships with Government Entities, using this technology. We learn from our first hearing on may 22 of 2019 that the use of facial Recognition Technology can severely impact American Civil Rights and liberties, including the right to privacy, free speech, and equal protection under the law. We learned during our second hearing on june 4 how federal, state and local Government Entities use this technology on a wide scale, yet abide
At it from an economic standpoint they make their shoes and they make our shoes they make their t. V. s and they make our t. V. s they make their car parts and they make our car parts so i think their economy the way we estimate it is that is their economy is absolutely you know massive you go any city in china they basically have new airports new roads New Buildings new schools so theres been a massive economic boom that probably is going to be difficult to keep up and you know what i personally believe chinas g. D. P. The last few years is much much lower than the official so looking at some of these technologies like 5 j what way they are leaps and bounds ahead so to get it can take on the sputnik moment you know we have the cold war 3 saul going on with the union that same to get the nasa Program Going which gave us a lot of new technologies and there was a huge boost to our economy. Should we look at this in the some other way and say look they are clearly had of us while way 5 g.
Back now according to the i. M. F. Using purchasing power parity china is already 25 percent larger economy than the United States and cons of course you live there for 20 years what did you see here youre in brooklyn as you can hear around us were across the river from manhattan and youre seeing a construction boom here by u. S. Standards but put this into context of our competitor nation as trump calls thats whats going on there component here china has a distribution economically of course and sort of were right the economy in brooklyn where were going to be different than little rock arkansas trying to do they passed us on a p. P. P. Basis on the g. D. P. Back in 2016 so its been a few years already the way i like to look at it too if you just step back and look at it from an economic standpoint they make their shoes and they make our shoes they make their t. V. s and they make our t. V. s they make their car parts and they make our car parts so i think their economy the way we est
Standards but put this into context of our competitor nation as trump calls thats whats going on there component here china has a distribution economically of course and sort of were right the economy in brooklyn where were going to be different than little rock arkansas trying to do they passed us on a p. P. P. Basis on the g. D. P. Back in 2016 so its been a few years already the way i like to look at it too if you just step back and look at it from an economic standpoint they make their shoes and they make our shoes they make their t. V. s and they make our t. V. s they make their car parts and they make our car parts so i think their economy the way we estimate it is that is their economy is absolutely you know massive you go any city in china they basically have new airports new roads New Buildings new schools so theres been a massive economic boom that probably is going to be difficult to keep up and you know what i personally believe chinas g. D. P. The last few years is much mu
A number of studies suggesting that you know our Manufacturing Sector has been devastated by the manufacturing as a percentage of g. D. P. Is at its lowest point in 72 years so this idea that we retain the software but we all share the manufacturing thats going to be great for both sides when when its been a win win for china and its been a lose lose for the u. S. Right im like i have a quote from biden here one of the candidates of course who say quote chinas going to eat our lunch come on man yeah he has been doing particularly well in the polls and i think part of the reason for that is because he still uses a playbook thats about 20 years out of date politically and economically of course he was part of a government swim bill clinton that the great democrats shipped our jobs overseas and it is interesting that weve come full circle that robert light hisor who was almost the lone voice in the neo liberal American Economic and political system back in the late ninetys he said in a pi