Will Hurd

I think our time should be spent on talking about those things that unite us as Americans and deliver for the American public. And I think that is something that is a better use of everyone\'s time, and this is going to further the cause of the American people a lot more than focusing on divisions.

You know, the bully pulpit that the president has is pretty significant. And I think that one of the things this I\'ve learned in my two and a half years in Congress is the American people want to see us transcend party label and transcend D and R and actually get things done, deliver to the American people, and I think if we were focused on that, we would be seeing a lot more folks happy with what\'s going on in Washington, D.C.

The men and the women in the CIA, they do their job regardless of who is in the White House. Same for NSA. Same for FBI. These men and women are putting themselves in harm\'s way. Have to deal with difficult situations.

I\'ve been telling people, if we want to keep the Republican party in Texas, the Republican party in Texas needs to start looking like Texas. And I think that this is - that goes for the rest of the country as well.

ISIS was able to grow because the Obama administration stuck its head in the sand rather than address the emerging problem.

National Parks are a part of the American experience. They evoke memories of childhood vacations and pride in the beauty of our national landscapes. They are also reminders that if these parks are to remain beautiful and accessible, we have a responsibility as a nation to maintain and protect them.

To ensure that the free world continues to set the rules of the road in the global economy, America and its allies must work together to continue to be the world\'s centers of innovation and technological advancement.

As we consider the implications of AI, there is a bright future ahead for countries that invest and participate.

What we need is a \'Smart Wall\' to solve our 21st century border problems. A Smart Wall would use sensor, radar and surveillance technologies to detect and track incursions across our border so we can deploy efficiently our most important resource, the men and women of Border Patrol, to perform the most difficult task - interdiction.

Documenting and recording paperwork, managing services like passport renewals, and processing patent applications are practices that could all be dramatically improved with robotic automation.

My dad is black and my mom is white. It was not in vogue to be an interracial couple in the 1970s in South Texas. After my parents moved to San Antonio, it took almost a year for them to find their first home.

As we continue to apply AI to new fields, ethical dilemmas will arise and the answers will not be clearly defined.

I think the Republican party should be a broad party.

I was in the CIA for nine years. I am intimately familiar with the information classification system. I used it every day on the job. Like every other one of my colleagues at the agency, I approached the handling of classified information with immense care because I understand the ramifications.

There is a scenario where AI may keep U.S. soldiers off the battlefield entirely, by using AI as a strategic advantage to prevent conflict or using it to find the critical piece of information within surveillance footage.

A one-size-fits-all approach will not solve our complex border problems.

Rules that are not stringently upheld are more likely to get broken.

To continue to be the world leader in innovation, we have to retrain and \'reskill\' our workforce over time and prepare our kids for jobs that don\'t even exist today.

Until the ayatollahs that run Iran give up the pursuit of nuclear weapons, we cannot and should not ease the pressure on the regime to do so.

As a Republican, I believe it\'s unfortunate that a perception still exists in the minds of some Americans that the GOP condones racism.

Not only can AI improve civilian safety, it will vastly improve battlefield logistics, creating better scenarios for men and women in uniform.

During my time in Pakistan, I was asked to lead an expedition to Azad Kashmir following a devastating earthquake in 2005 that claimed the lives of 80,000 people.

While introducing AI into the government will save money through optimizing processes, it should also be deployed to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse.

All Americans should be concerned about the potential for China to replace the United States as the most important economy in the world.

The government should urgently speed its adoption of AI to reduce the amount of time individuals spend unnecessarily interacting with the government and increase the speed of government response to citizens.

I am continuously amazed by innovations in security and surveillance technology as a member of the House committees on both Homeland Security and Intelligence.

U.S. energy policy is about far more than jobs and the economy. It is a critical component of our foreign policy.

Measure yourself and your success by what you give to others, not what you receive in return.

Having served in both Pakistan and India, I\'m familiar with how their nuclear armament influenced regional stability.

Innovation by American energy companies has led to a glut of the lighter forms of crude oil found in U.S. shale basins such as Eagle Ford, Barnett and Permian Basin.