"Thousands of experts are warning that climate change could make large parts of the earth uninhabitable."
"I think the statistics are just completely unacceptable in Chicago and a lot of metropolitan areas and especially among communities of color."
"It would be a terrible mistake to go with just this overall data and not look at the particular communities."
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"Given what is going on in the world, it is really impressive to see the turnout that is here today."
"The internet provides new opportunities for commerce, education, information, and connecting people."
"Bad actors are stocking the online marketplace, using deceptive techniques to influence consumers."
"The Federal Trade Commission works to protect Americans from many unfair and deceptive practices."
"Deepfakes, manipulation of video, dark patterns, bots, and other technologies are hurting us in direct and indirect ways."
"Congress has, unfortunately, taken a laissez faire approach to regulation of unfair and deceptive practices online over the past decade."
"A top-line concern for this subcommittee must be to protect consumers, regardless of whether they are online or not."
"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."