PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Ronny Jackson: “The bureaucracy, the defense industrial base that we lack in…”

Featuring: Ronny Jackson, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Texas, District 13

Watch on YouTube

Sustaining the Edge: Congressman Ronny Jackson on US-Israel Technology and Security

Published | Video Starts at 22:32

But there's lots of legislation that's out there right now that's coming through the House because it's a realization that everybody shares right now that we cannot adapt as quickly as our enemies can right now. Right. Because The bureaucracy, the defense industrial base that we lack in certain areas and just everything that's involved with the acquisition and procurement process and everything, it takes so long that if we can't figure out how to get past that and innovate and adapt at a much quicker rate, we won't be able to compete. Because you can see that, whether if it's AI or cyber or, you know, these autonomous systems, they're changing every day. And if you can't. (22:32–22:48)

CLAIM

Asserts that the U.S. defense acquisition and procurement process is too slow to remain competitive.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Ronny Jackson

Discover more from

Ronny Jackson

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.