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When you have a Federal judiciary that is 73 percent White and male, far above that actual population of White males, and then you say the reason is because of merit, you are sending the message that minorities are less qualified.
To somehow suggest that the only reason it is White and male is because those people are the most exceptionally qualified is a lie.
The message sent is that lawyers and judges and law professors that look like me are somehow not qualified to be on the U.S. Supreme Court, and that is just wrong.
We are not perfect, but we are moving towards that more perfect union.
The fact that it is 73 percent White and male means decisions were being made on the race of applicant, and that is simply a fact.
Sadly, this deadly habit begins with our kids. In many cases they become hooked quickly and develop a lifelong addiction that is nearly impossible to break.
I included a provision in last year's transportation bill that would amend the Federal law from the 1950s prohibiting EV charging stations at transit park and rides and public rest areas on the highway.
There is a provision in H.R. 2 that I authored that would help pay for the installation of protective shields in buses to prevent assault on busdrivers.
We see them as vulnerable to sanctions. It is a place where sanctions works.
Are you all aware that your platforms are behemoths, and that the Americans are demanding that we step in and rein in your platforms both in terms of how you handle our data and how platforms handle disinformation that causes real harm to…
Thank you. Yes or no: Do you agree that your company has profited from the spread of disinformation?
Your algorithms use unseemly amounts of data to keep users on your platform because that leads to more ad revenue.
I think that you need to eliminate all COVID misinformation--and not label or reduce its spread, but remove it.
We don't do filibuster in the House. That is something that is done in the Senate.
We could not have conceived of the role internet platforms would play in amplifying, recommending, and sorting content.
As I've said before, misinformation is killing Americans and damaging our democracy.