For joining. My name is loren smith. Itll be three years this month that ive been at the department, incredibly honored to be part of a great team doing a lot of what we think is really, really awesome work. Its going to be a lot of help to a lot of different parts of the country. Were really, really excited about. I had the honor of serving previously with secretary chow at the labor department. Its been a fascinating experience seeing different cabinet agencies and how the different organizations work. Im joined today by four really excellent panelists i think youre going to enjoy hearing from. I first want to introduce Alex Herrgott who is executive director of the public improvement counsel, fipsi. He has been in that role since september 2018. He had been serving previously as the associate director for infrastructure for counsel on Environmental Quality at the white house. Mr. Herrgott worked for senator james earnhoff in california. He served as primary staff for transportation
Called the trillion trees act,s an effort that was made more um public by president trumps support of that at the davos World Economic forum. Tell us, congressman, what does this act propose . Well, this is an act that does just what it says, plant trees across the globe by 2050, for the u. S. To do our share oft that. Lott s a whole more, though. Our biggest tool that we have are forestsnd kee as far as mitg climate issues. When we utilize those forests and keep them sustainable and working and active, we royal have the best tool thats out there thats widespread, its natural, and its very economical to sequester carbon out of the atmosphere with fr forests. You come to this as a forester yourself, the only one in congress, a graduate of yale, a masters in forestry there. This must have been music to your ears when you heard the president getting behind this re effort. Yeah,is abo its something t near and dear too me. If you look at the planet, takn theres 3 billion tree the in the pla
Them sustainable and working and active, we really have the best tool that is out there that is widespread, its natural, and it is very economical to sequester carbon out of the atmosphere. You come to this as a forester yourself, the only one in congress, graduate of yale, master of forestry there must have been music to your ears when you heard the president getting behind this. Its near and dear to me. Look at the planet theres 3 trillion trees on the planet. We have 300 billion of them here in the u. S. And we do a good job of taking care of our forests here. We can always do better and thats part of what is in the bill. Not only to plant a lot of trees but also to take care of the forests we have. And then the neat thing about trees is they produce wood, which by its raw weight is 50 pure carbon so when we harvest a tree and make a product the car been says in wood for as long as the structure is there. This table, part of the wood, you see wood around the studio here, that carbon
Sectors expanded use of technology, its just not ready primetime. During this hearing, well private sectors development, use and sale of technology as well as its partnerships with Government Entities, using this technology. We learned from our first may 22 of 2019 that he use of facial Recognition Technology can severely impact American Civil Rights and liberties, including the right to privacy. Protection and equal under the law. We learned during our second federal, n june 4 how state and local Government Entities use this technology on wide scale. Yet provide very little why itsncy on how and being used or on security measures to protect sensitive data. Despite these concerns, we see facial Recognition Technology and more in our everyday lives. Used in ology is being schools, grocery stores, irports, malls, theme parks, stadiums and on our phones, social media platforms, door and even in ootage hiring decisions and its used by Law Enforcement. This technology is completely unregula
F facial Recognition Technology. They testified before the House Oversight and reform committee. Working on e is legislation to address the emerging technology. Good morning, everyone, and is out objection the chair authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. Would now like to recognize myself to give an opening statement. Today the committee is holding on a critical ng issue. Facial recognition tech. Its clear that despite the sectors expanded use of technology, its just not ready primetime. During this hearing, well private sectors development, use and sale of technology as well as its partnerships with Government Entities, using this technology. We learned from our first may 22 of 2019 that he use of facial Recognition Technology can severely impact American Civil Rights and liberties, including the right to privacy. Protection and equal under the law. We learned during our second federal, n june 4 how state and local Government Entities use this technology on wide