I think the statistics are just completely unacceptable in Chicago and a lot of metropolitan areas and especially among communities of color.

It is past time for Congress to exert our authority over the questions of war and peace; and I am proud to vote for this concurrent resolution to invoke the War Powers Act in order to restrain this reckless President. This vote would halt…

The internet provides new opportunities for commerce, education, information, and connecting people.

So, Ms. Bickert, I really don't understand why Facebook should treat fake audio differently from fake images.

I want to begin with some questions of you, Ms. Bickert.

Congress has unfortunately taken a laissez faire approach to regulating unfair and deceptive practices online over the past decade and platforms have let them flourish.

It is incumbent on us in this subcommittee to make clear that the protections that apply to in-person commerce also apply to virtual space.

A top-line concern for this subcommittee must be to protect consumers, regardless of whether they are online or not.

The Federal Trade Commission works to protect Americans from many unfair and deceptive practices.

Given what is going on in the world, it is really impressive to see the turnout that is here today.

Congress has, unfortunately, taken a laissez faire approach to regulation of unfair and deceptive practices online over the past decade.

Bad actors are stocking the online marketplace, using deceptive techniques to influence consumers.

over and over again I am confronted with new evidence that Big Tech has failed in regulating itself.

Deepfakes, manipulation of video, dark patterns, bots, and other technologies are hurting us in direct and indirect ways.

My adult son, Ian Schakowsky, I will always credit for my decision last June to support the impeachment inquiry. It had never been my goal to impeach a President, but Ian made such a compelling case. He reminded me of the oath I have taken…

I urge strong support for this bipartisan legislation. I urge all Members to vote in favor, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms…

I am prepared to close, but I do want to say that this is an example of bipartisan legislation that I am so proud of that has come out of the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee, and I am really grateful to my ranking Republican…

Since 2003, the pharmaceutical companies have had free rein to gouge sick people. They forced into law language that prohibited the Federal Government from negotiating with the drug companies for lower prices, which already the Veterans…

Today really does mark a landmark day to discuss ways that the United States of America can join the rest of the industrialized world in saying that healthcare is a right and not a privilege for all of our people.

offshoring of generic drugs has made the United States exposed to potentially unsafe and ineffective medicines and deprives us of a domestic supply of critical medicines in case of a national emergency.

We declare clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency.

We are in the midst of an existential crisis right now.

innovation is the key to addressing climate change, but they stop short of calling for policies to actually spur innovation.

Thousands of experts are warning that climate change could mark actually kind of a dead end for humanity.

scientists have a moral obligation to clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat, and to tell it like it is.