Richard Blumenthal

I'm particularly interested... on the election side and democracy and making sure that we do not have these ads that aren't the real people.

The White House certainly has recognized the urgency with a historic meeting of the seven major companies which made eight profoundly significant commitments.

The fears that I heard as I went back to Connecticut--and also heard from people around the country, were supported by that kind of voice impersonation and content creation.

I would hope that you would endorse that idea.

It wasn't intended. Social media wasn't intended--the intent was not to harm children, cause mental health crisis, put children in touch with drug dealers and pedophiles.

I actually think that if we don't act soon, we could decay into not just partisanship but inaction.

These fears need to be addressed, and I think can be addressed, through many of the suggestions that you are making to us and others, as well.

There have to be teeth to it. There has to be a cop on the beat, a cop on the AI beat.

This is the moment. And the fact that this has been bipartisan so far...

I've come to the conclusion that we need some kind of regulatory agency, but not just a reactive body.

This hearing of the Privacy and Technology Subcommittee will come to order.

The urgency here demands action.

It certainly hasn't worked for Live Nation-Ticketmaster.

Isn't it time to break up that merger, to roll it back, to admit it ain't working out for consumers

How ironic and, in a sense, shameful that the United States, which really originated the idea of antitrust enforcement, should be behind Europe.

It runs circles around the enforcers. They deluded the public.

It certainly hasn't worked for Live Nation-Ticketmaster.

Isn't it time to break up that merger, to roll it back, to admit it ain't working out for consumers

Definitely outsourcing enforcement to other countries, to Europe, primarily. And how ironic and, in a sense, shameful that the United States, which really originated the idea of antitrust enforcement, trust busting, and so forth, should be…

It certainly hasn't worked for Live Nation-Ticketmaster.

Isn't it time to break up that merger, to roll it back, to admit it ain't working out for consumers

Thank you, Senator Lee, and thank you all for being here on this very important topic.

There is one piece of legislation dealing with veteran suicide. But perhaps you could give us your assessment as to what more we can and should be doing, 'we' meaning not only the VA but also Congress.

There is one piece of legislation dealing with veteran suicide. But perhaps you could give us your assessment as to what more we can and should be doing, 'we' meaning not only the VA but also Congress.

I will continue to support the PGA Tour. Just make no mistake--as I said before, America is on your side.