Yvette Clarke Launches New Caucus with Darrell Issa

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) is reaching across the aisle to team up with Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) to start the Congressional Smart Cities Caucus. In a letter to colleagues, Clarke and Issa said the Caucus "serves as a bipartisan group of members dedicated to bringing American communities into the 21st century through innovation and technological change." The Caucus is intended to convene lawmakers with industry stakeholders, state and local government officials, and local community leaders to share ideas and best practices, as well as give insights to Congress on new policies. It was announced Thursday at the Smart Regions Congress in DC and is expected to formally launch with an event on Capitol Hill in early March. "Embracing smart technology will make our communities more sustainable, resilient, efficient, livable and competitive in a world in which technology is constantly advancing," Clarke and Issa wrote in their letter.More here.