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On the recordSeptember 29, 2022
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I have heard the arguments against this Big Tech bill by my Republican colleagues. My Republican friends ask why would we give President Biden a win within 41 days before an election? Let me be clear. This is not a Democrat bill, and this is not a Republican bill. Mr. Speaker, holding Big Tech accountable is an American bill. It is American legislation. We are United States Congressmen. We are serving in the United States Congress. We serve United States citizens. It is never the wrong time to do the right thing. My friends say this Big Tech bill doesn't prevent discrimination and censorship. Competition is the solution for viewpoint censorship. MSNBC may not support my views, but Newsmax and FOX will listen to me. The New York Times and The Washington Post may disagree with me, but The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Times will hear me out. Google controls 94 percent of online searches, and when it changes its algorithm to discriminate against one side, there is no alternative. The same goes for Facebook, Amazon, and Apple. The real threat is that when a monopoly controls information in a democracy, it controls the results of elections. That is the threat that Big Tech poses to America. I am afraid that America may not be able to withstand that threat. Finally, my friends ask, Why give money to the Biden FTC and DOJ? America is about to give Republicans control of the oversight and appropriations process.…
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Ken Buck
Republican · Colorado

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