Emerging Tech Archives - Energy and Commerce Committee

Leader Rodgers Outlines Concerns Regarding Big Tech’s Relationship with China

06.16.2021

Washington, D.C. — Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers circulated a memo on Big Tech...

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E&C Republicans Continue Push to Stop China

10.22.2020

House Republicans have been working tirelessly this Congress to hold China accountable for their role in the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as their efforts to become the world’s top economic and technological leader – undermining the United States and our allies every step along the way. Last month, the House Republican China Task Force, created by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Republican Leader Michael McCaul (R-TX), unveiled a China Task Force report with more than 400 recommendations to stop China and ensure...

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ICYMI: AV Deliveries Continue to Show Promise

09.11.2020

Washington, DC –While autonomous vehicles (AVs) presented immense benefits before COVID-19, the pandemic has underscored the benefits of contactless deliveries to Americans, particularly seniors, across local communities.

This week, the Energy and Commerce Committee made strides to support contactless deliveries. The bipartisan American Competitiveness on More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (COMPETE) Act passed unanimously in this week’s full committee markup and included several emerging technology bills led by E&C Republicans, including the Advancing Unmanned Delivery Services Act by Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH). This bill...

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WTAS: America must COMPETE – and win – in emerging technologies

09.04.2020

Washington, DC – Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL) introduced a bipartisan bill that aims to ensure U.S. leadership in emerging technologies. The American Competitiveness on More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (COMPETE) Act (H.R. 8132) would work to accelerate the development and deployment of these technologies to strengthen U.S. competitiveness, bolster our economy and national security, and help us win the technological race against China.

This bill includes several measures from E&C Republicans’ emerging tech agenda and will...

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Rodgers on tech innovation, U.S. leadership: The best way to predict the future is to invent it

08.28.2020

Washington, DC – E&C Republicans continue their work to ensure U.S. leadership in emerging technologies and that we win the technological race against China. Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) joined the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International)’s “Tomorrow Today” podcast to discuss the importance of American innovation.

You can listen to the full conversation here, and read a few of the highlights below.

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America, Leading the Way on Innovation – Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers

By Grayson Brulte

August 27, 2020

You gave a speech once...

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ICYMI: Unmanned Delivery Services At Work in Ohio

08.25.2020

Washington, DC – E&C Republicans continue to put forward policies to help advance U.S. leadership in emerging technologies that will define our future. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown just how important technologies are becoming in each of our everyday lives, and our reliance on these tools will only continue to grow. From artificial intelligence to the gig economy and everything in between, American innovation in technologies not only will improve the lives of U.S. citizens each day, it will ensure our national security against bad actors and allow our...

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Huawei They Go: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable

08.18.2020

Washington, DC – In today’s interconnected world, technology and the networks that underpin it are more than just useful resources – they’re a lifeline. The COVID-19 pandemic has made our reliance on technology even more apparent as Americans work, learn, and receive health care from their homes. It is no overstatement to say our future will be defined by leadership in technology, especially when it comes to adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning. From our communications gear to our vehicles to our electric grid, the safety and security...

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E&C GOP Leader Walden Talks 5G with Open RAN Policy Coalition

08.06.2020

Washington, DC – Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) this week joined the new Open RAN Policy Coalition over webinar to discuss the importance of ensuring American leadership in 5G, and how Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) technology could be vital for us to expand 5G infrastructure and stop supply chain threats from Chinese-owned Huawei and other suspect competitors.

E&C Republicans have been working to secure our communications networks and speed up the deployment of trusted 5G gear. In March 2020, President Trump signed into law...

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