"Facebook was very much involved, and Zuckerberg admitted to it, or Facebook did a couple of years ago, for the genocide that took place in Myanmar, of the Rohingya people."
"opening statement"
"What our witnesses today need to take away from this hearing is that self-regulation has come to the end of its road."
"The regulation that we seek should not attempt to limit constitutionally protected freedom of speech, but it must hold platforms accountable when they are used to incite violence and hatred or, as in ..."
"Disinformation like 'Plandemic' made people skeptical of the need for vaccines and almost certainly cost--contributed to the horrible loss of life during the pandemic."
"The witnesses here today have demonstrated time and time again that they do not--that self-regulation has not worked."
"Will you admit today that Facebook groups, in particular, played a role in fomenting the extremism that we saw and that led to the Capitol siege?"
"Many companies have used Section 230 as a shield to escape consumer protection laws."
"Happy 11th anniversary to the Affordable Care Act."
"So the key word is 'quantitative,' and let's hope that we can get there."
"We have learned a heck of a lot about the need for a more robust public health infrastructure during this COVID time."
"In the response and aftermath of the pandemic, we must prioritize addressing these disparities that are so chronic in our society."