Richard Blumenthal

Obviously, this is not a cyberattack, but it is an attack on the patients, not an attack as perhaps we would characterize it normally.

If there were more effective prosecution, either by the Department of Justice (DOJ) or by other agencies, it would have some deterrent effect.

Would it not be important for our law enforcement and intelligence agencies to take more proactive and maybe more aggressive action with respect to China and Russia if they are condoning or even encouraging ransomware attacks?

In fact, gun deaths have recently surpassed any other kinds of deaths affecting children.

Ethan's Law simply requires that guns be safely stored.

I'm going to continue to advocate Ethan's Law at the Federal level and other measures that I've introduced here, trying to encourage the courts to interpret Bruen expansively, because it really is a matter of life and death.

I think your point is very important, that an analogue means exactly that.

Thank you to the advocates who have joined us today. And I want to thank Senator Padilla and other Members of the Committee for their steadfast support of measures that will stop that epidemic of gun violence.

Bruen remains an inchoate and deeply frightening potential obstacle to commonsense measures.

I think these kinds of investments and incentives have enormous payback. They are truly an investment with tremendous dividends, and I hope that we will continue funding these kinds of services.

I have been proud to support many of his efforts, including the American Rescue Plan Act, which was hopefully transformative in making the kind of significant investments that he has led and others of us have supported.

It seems clear to me that an investment in healthcare workers, especially at a time when there are shortages, lack of training, and burnout, that is an investment in the people that they serve.

It seems clear to me that an investment in healthcare workers, especially at a time when there are shortages, lack of training, and burnout, that is an investment in the people that they serve.

I have been proud to support many of his efforts, including the American Rescue Plan Act, which was hopefully transformative in making the kind of significant investments that he has led and others of us have supported.

I think these kinds of investments and incentives have enormous payback. They are truly an investment with tremendous dividends, and I hope that we will continue funding these kinds of services.

I think the bipartisan showing here and the bipartisan unanimity that we need change is probably the biggest takeaway.

I think the better approach is to look at that fundamental incentive structure and ensure that these companies are not getting unqualified immunity.

Isn't the best way to deal with that just to allow people to get into court and hold these companies accountable?

What finally changed the behavior of Big Tobacco? Lawsuits.

As Senator Hawley said so well, they get a day in court. That's fundamental to our system.

Why should Big Tech be given a pass?

The largest dominant digital platforms have stopped everything that we have tried to do to update our laws

His leadership led to the hearing that we had just a couple weeks ago, showing the harms, really desperate, despicable harms that can result from some of the content on the internet and the need to hold accountable the people who put it…

I think the bipartisan showing here and the bipartisan unanimity that we need change is probably the biggest takeaway.

I think the better approach is to look at that fundamental incentive structure and ensure that these companies are not getting unqualified immunity.