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George Whitesides: “My guess is that the private sector is the fastest way to…”

Featuring: George Whitesides, Democratic | U.S. House, California, District 27

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Published | Video Starts at 29:09

… convince the right people inside the federal government that this is actually a real problem, that they should be convinced? And I'm not sure what the right answer is there. My guess is that the private sector is the fastest way to bring that capability. which is kind of unfortunate in a way because you kind of think, like, this should be a public good. Right? Like my backyard is about to go up on flames. (29:09–29:18)

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Asserts that the private sector is likely the fastest way to implement wildfire detection capabilities.

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