Mazie K. Hirono

We are going to need a highly trained--again for you, Mr. Kumar--a trained workforce to help defend the critical infrastructure against these kinds of attacks.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I applaud New York for their approach.

I agree with you. And the statistics I pointed to in Hawaii, where we have some of the strictest gun safety laws--and there is a cause and effect as to the use of guns in Hawaii in violent situations.

In 2020, Hawaii had the lowest gun death rates and the third-lowest rate of gun ownership in the entire country.

I introduced My Body, My Data Act to help individuals protect private sexual health data.

It's not that easy for the plaintiff to show that, but she should have that opportunity, I would say.

Well, when you talk about not focusing on certain types of bad behaviors, but to look at the sort of the general problem with Section 230, so how would you make the kind of changes that you're talking about to protect vulnerable…

It's very clear that we want to make changes to Section 230, but there are always unintended consequences whenever we attempt to do that.

Will you have that commitment?

I am glad that we now have this opportunity to do the right thing because it is really crazy that at a time when small businesses are in need of the support of the SBA that this position has been vacant for many years.

It's been really challenging to do anything to regulate these very powerful digital platforms.

The current antitrust laws have not been particularly effective in regulating digital platforms.

Nobody predicted that we would have these kinds of hugely powerful digital platforms.

I commend the EU for its decision to reduce its dependence on Russian oil and to lend a lot more support for renewables.

I suggest he get his vision checked.

I think one of the concerns, though, is that the wholesale elimination of Section 230, which--I mean, I do support, you know, holding these platforms responsible for the kind of hugely harmful content, but it does get into First Amendment…

I agree with you. Thank you for that observation.

It is going to take some work, I think, for us to work through some of the visa issues...

It is very clear that we need to do more, and I think if we present a united front...

I fully understand and I fully support your legislation and your effort.

Same for Hawaii. So the amounts that come to you and to Hawaii and other places are very short of what is expended to take care of our friends.

I plan to reintroduce the Compact-Impact Fairness Act, which would restore COFA citizens' access to all federal public benefits.

We put in a lot of money to enable states like Hawaii to get on with moving away from dependence on fossil fuel.

I think that kind of a life experience really informs you what you want to do with your life.