Workforce Protections Ranking Member Omar Issues Opening Remarks at Hearing on AI Role in Workplace Safety
February 12, 2026
February 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 11, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Safer Workplaces Through Smarter Technology":
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"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank to our witnesses for being here today.
"Automation is not a distant theory. It is already embedded . . .
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"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank to our witnesses for being here today.
"Automation is not a distant theory. It is already embedded . . .