Josh Hawley

How do we have responsibility at the point of entry? And that is the tech companies.

What they will fear, though, is they fear your lawsuits.

It's time to vote. It's time to stand up and be counted.

Why should she have to have her life further destroyed because you didn't like the timing of the filing?

this is why I supported and introduced legislation to set 16 years old as the age threshold for which kids can get on social media and require the social media companies to verify it.

I have to tell you, I'm having a hard time following what it is you're saying.

Let's let parents sue, and I will introduce legislation that will allow any parent in America who finds child sexual exploitation material online to go sue the companies for it.

If that means we have to repeal all of Section 230, I'm fine with it.

Let's put power into the hands of parents.

this is why I supported and introduced legislation to set 16 years old as the age threshold for which kids can get on social media and require the social media companies to verify it.

it would put me much more in the driver's seat if the law was you couldn't have a phone--or, sorry, you couldn't get on social media until 16.

The only thing we've gotten done on Big Tech is TikTok, which we've finally banned from all Federal devices.

You put her to that choice. You did. That was your choice.

This was an attempt to put her squarely into the media spotlight nationally.

Let's let parents sue, and I will introduce legislation that will allow any parent in America who finds child sexual exploitation material online to go sue the companies for it.

How do we have responsibility at the point of entry? And that is the tech companies.

it would put me much more in the driver's seat if the law was you couldn't have a phone--or, sorry, you couldn't get on social media until 16.

What they will fear, though, is they fear your lawsuits.

Let's put power into the hands of parents.

The only thing we've gotten done on Big Tech is TikTok, which we've finally banned from all Federal devices.

It's time to vote. It's time to stand up and be counted.

You made a decision to try to strip a young girl of her anonymity.

So, my view is, enough of this complicated regulatory this, regulatory that. Just give the American people and American parents the right to get into court and defend their kids and to defend their rights.

It's time to vote. It's time to stand up and be counted.

It's time for us to create a governmental authority.