Political Quotes

“Yes. And, listen, I am so glad that you brought this up before we moved to the next one. The Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, I think, really represents the best among us. It was a true bipartisan product. It showed progress on the issue. I am proud to have been a cosponsor and working alongside the Senators that you mentioned, their leadership--Blackburn, Blumenthal, Cassidy, Markey--who were willing to step up and truly say: Look, here is a path forward, and let's build consensuses and move it. So thank you for the effort, all of them, that they put into this legislation. I wasn't surprised, like you, that it passed the Senate in overwhelming fashion because this is not a red or a blue issue. This is an American issue. And that is exactly how this must be tackled. And it is clear that this body understands that. And I am looking forward to continuing to build more momentum, taking more steps on a bipartisan basis to move that ball even further down the field. Senator Helmy, you are a parent, just like I am. We are raising kids in this environment. We are seeing how social media affects them. And it is really a struggle that I think unifies us in an unprecedented way. I was proud to work along with Senator Brian Schatz and Ted Cruz and Chris Murphy as we also reflected on this problem as parents. That is why our bipartisan group introduced the Kids Off Social Media Act.…”