Political Quotes

“Madam President, I am disappointed, seriously disappointed. When we talk about these young women and young children being exploited and have bipartisan legislation before both the House and Senate to deal with it, it is important that it be characterized properly. First, there is no liability under this proposed law for tech platforms, despite what the Senator from Wyoming said. And, secondly, the idea that the people would suffer with civil liability here, when they didn't know what was going on--listen to the language of this bill: The victims have the ability to hold civilly liable those who produce, disclose, solicit, possess sexually explicit deepfakes while knowingly--while knowingly--or recklessly disregarding that the person depicted did not consent to the conduct. The two major issues raised by the Senator from Wyoming are both addressed in this bipartisan measure. There are people who will shake their heads and say: Can't the Senate even address this issue of the sexual exploitation of children and young girls and attempts to ruin their lives? Can't they even agree on a bipartisan basis to come up with an answer? We did. We have a bill that does it, and it has been stopped. We are not going to stop our efforts, Madam President. This is a cause worth fighting for, and we are going to really appeal to those across America who believe as we do. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority whip.”