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@EdWorkforceCmte to Hold Georgia Field Hearing on AI Creating Opportunities Across America’s Workforce

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 16, 2026

On Friday, July 24, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET, the Education and Workforce Committee will hold a field hearing in Augusta, Georgia titled “Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across America's Workforce.” This will be the Committee’s eighth hearing in a series examining artificial intelligence.

What:
Field hearing titled “Building an AI-Ready America: How AI Is Creating Opportunities Across America's Workforce”
 
When:
10 a.m. ET on Friday, July 24, 2026
 
Where:
Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center, Hull McKnight Building, Augusta University, 1 11th Street, Augusta, GA 30901
 
Republican Witnesses:

  • Mr. Ajikumar Parayil, Founder and CEO, Manus Bio, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Mr. Brad Edenfield, Farmer and General Manager, RT Farms Inc., Burke County, Georgia
  • Dr. Jeffery Talbert, Professor and Department Chair in AI and Health, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Health, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
Press:
Media planning to cover the hearing must RSVP to audra.mcgeorge@mail.house.gov. The hearing is open to the press and will be live-streamed on the Committee’s YouTube page.
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