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On the recordMay 16, 2023
Last week in this Committee, full Committee, Senate Judiciary Committee, we dealt with an issue that had been waiting for attention for almost two decades, and that is what to do with the social media when it comes to the abuse of children.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin highlights the long-awaited action on social media abuse of children.

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