This was the 67th mass shooting in America so far this year. Sixty-seven. More than one a day.

It's time for us to create a governmental authority.

If it is a step forward to protect children, we're going to do it.

The American consumer is virtually unprotected from the adverse effects of social media.

We're going to approach this from consumer protection.

protecting children online also means combating human trafficking, and Senator Feinstein and I have passed legislation in that area

This is an epidemic. It is a mental health crisis, particularly for young teenaged girls.

The American consumer is virtually unprotected from the adverse effects of social media.

We must do it. We must do it.

We have more to do. We've lost 5,200 Americans to gunfire already this year, and we're only halfway through February.

The online exploitation of children is an urgent, growing threat.

protecting children online also means combating human trafficking, and Senator Feinstein and I have passed legislation in that area

This may be legal, but it ain't right, and we've got to do something.

Like we do in the real world, we need to protect our kids in the virtual world.

the Government can do a lot better as far as that we're talking about today. We need a little bit more, first of all, uniformity, age identification, identity verification.

This is an epidemic. It is a mental health crisis, particularly for young teenaged girls.

The EARN IT Act, which we are debating here, would change that ball game.

Like we do in the real world, we need to protect our kids in the virtual world.