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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

Every day like that is a day that further endangers our young people, our democracy, and our society as a whole.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

The voices of the Republican witnesses have been far from silenced.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

The international community, in my view, is not doing enough. The United States is not doing enough and Congress is not doing enough.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

Now, while existing research suggests that large platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube do not disfavor or target conservatives for removal here, you know, they, in fact, favor--go out of their way to favor conservatives for fear of…

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

We need to continue to expand coverage and make healthcare more affordable and accessible for all Americans.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

President Joe Biden and his administration are on a dangerous authoritarian mission to institutionalize censorship of American voices.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

Government-censored--sponsored censorship has no place in our country. It never will.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

The average family is saving $2,400 in premiums a year, thanks to the ACA enhancements we made over the last 2 years.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

Big Tech remains my biggest fear as a parent, and they need to be held accountable for their actions.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

It's a shame that, in my opinion, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are not going to--joining us in this endeavor.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

The First Amendment is a key part of what makes America exceptional and distinguishes us from so many other countries around the world, especially our foreign adversaries.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

It is well documented that social media platforms have helped facilitate drug sales, influence teenagers to engage in dangerous and deadly behavior, incite a violent mob, to election denialism and hate speech, and led to increased forms of…

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

The censorship the First Amendment prohibits is government attempting to restrict or compel private actors to speak in a particular way.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

Now, also, if we were to treat these tech platforms as state actors and require that they keep up all constitutionally protected speech, the internet would be even worse, particularly for teenagers, for--for young children.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

So in fact we saw that last week when committee members flagged and condemned TikTok content that appeared to threaten violence to our Members.

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Bob Menendez
@bobmenendez· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

I would fight, the young man said. I would give my life for the cause of freedom if only someone would know that I died.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

What Republicans are trying to do here today is to force private companies to carry content that is misinformation or disinformation, dangerous or harmful.

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Mar 27, 2023

In fact, the First Amendment protects private-sector tech companies in their right to determine what to leave up and what to take down on their platform.

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