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Would you agree that Facebook ought not be putting its thumb on the scale with regard to the content of speech?

I would consider election interference to fit into that.

Whenever a controversy like this arises, there is always a danger that Congress' response will be to step in and overregulate.

In your view, what sorts of legislative changes would help to solve the problems the Cambridge Analytica story has revealed?

Well, this is the most intense public scrutiny I have seen for a tech-related hearing since the Microsoft hearing that I chaired back in the late 1990s.

Conservation Fund, March 27, 2018, Letter to Rep. Stewart

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It's high time we pay more attention to the harm being done to consumers and broadcasters alike.

There's good news. There's a grass roots movement that's now being formed, like it has for many other disease groups.

Let me speak frankly. Suicide is now the tenth leading cause of death in our country for adults age 18 to 64.

So as I said earlier, I am here today to talk about why H.R. 2345 could be a game changer for our national public safety net.

I couldn't be more pleased with the work of members of the subcommittee and all the important initiatives we've got going on this year.

It's important for us and for the Commission to keep this in mind instead of assuming that one size should fit all in every case.

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in Tennessee, and this legislation would make it easier for those facing a mental crisis to get the help they need with a dedicated N-1-1 number.

It is also important that you keep in mind that an updated NAFTA must be passed by Congress.

The trade agenda looks quite different now than it did then.