Political Quotes

“Madam President, reserving the right to object, I want to be clear about what is going on. I have worked very hard on tech issues and introduced bipartisan legislation actually to reform section 230. We have had hearings in this area. Senator Thune and I have been working in good faith in this space. So I want to separate out the kind of legitimate questions regarding the tech industry's influence on American society, as it relates to privacy, which I have legislation for, as it relates to its impact on journalism, and as it relates to whether or not there can be an appropriate balance struck in terms of preventing the platforms from being hijacked for the purpose of carrying foreign misinformation for the purpose of influencing an election and their legitimate rights under statutory law and their free speech rights. These are complicated issues. Senator Hawley and I briefly had a conversation about these issues. I listened to him talk on these issues, and I basically said: Look, I divide what you are talking about into two categories. I think some of your critique around Big Tech is smart and I agree with, and some of it I consider to be not in good faith and an effort to influence the platforms in order to carry the water for people like Rudy Giuliani.…”