Richard Blumenthal

I literally 15 years ago, I think, advocated abolishing Section 230.

I will allow that comment to stand without objection.

Participation by the industry is tremendously important, and not just rhetorically, but in real terms.

For every success story in Government regulation, you can think of five failures.

Development of superhuman machine intelligence is probably the greatest threat to the continued existence of humanity.

It is very much a bipartisan approach, very deeply and broadly bipartisan.

I want to thank Senator Blumenthal for convening this hearing, for being a leader on this topic.

This is not necessarily the future that we want. We need to maximize the good over the bad.

Too often, we have seen what happens when technology outpaces regulation: the unbridled exploitation of personal data, the proliferation of disinformation, and the deepening of societal inequalities. We have seen how algorithmic biases can…

If he were to pardon those January 6th rioters that that would be grounds for yet another impeachment in his eyes.

We would not tolerate any backsliding or retrenching

I think we all can agree that bad actors, con artists that exploit veterans are predators that ought to be addressed with strong action.

I want to ask you about the GI Bill and particularly the basic allowance for housing, the BAH.

Well, prorating it or covering fully the time when a veteran needs to stay in the housing.

I think we all can agree that bad actors, con artists that exploit veterans are predators that ought to be addressed with strong action.

He cannot just go out and become homeless as a result.

The allowance, the BAH, expires or is prorated while students are not actively in the classroom.

I think we all can agree that bad actors, con artists that exploit veterans are predators that ought to be addressed with strong action.

I co-sponsored it and I have been a strong advocate of it.

I have been a strong advocate of a separate food safety agency.

I would like to follow up with you on this issue because I think that the lessons that you are learning should be more widely known throughout government.

I co-sponsored it and I have been a strong advocate of it.

I have been a strong advocate of a separate food safety agency.

I would like to follow up with you on this issue because I think that the lessons that you are learning should be more widely known throughout government.

May I suggest that the same kind of mass communication that is right now being used by the lawyers seeking clients as a result of the Lejeune protections that we passed, that kind of massive outreach, should be the way to warn veterans…