There is no world in which we don’t need parents to be involved in how much screen time their kids are getting.
Jeff Jackson
The Public Record
Jeff Neale Jackson is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing North Carolina's 14th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been active in various legislative efforts since taking office on January 1, 2023. Jackson has focused on issues relevant to his constituents and has participated in discussions surrounding significant legislative measures, including reconciliation bills. His work reflects a commitment to addressing the needs and concerns of North Carolinians.
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August 19, 2026
One of the core questions here is, how much time can children really spend on these platforms in a healthy way?
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by number of sources- This deal was negotiated behind closed doors without anyone from North Carolina at the table, and it guarantees our state nothing.2 sources2026ncnewsline.com
- This is the big one.2 sources2026ncnewsline.com
- This is about children, their mental health, and the deliberate ways that Meta engineered Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and then misled parents about it.2 sources2026ncnewsline.com
- There is no world in which we don’t need parents to be involved in how much screen time their kids are getting.2 sources2026ncnewsline.com
This is about children, their mental health, and the deliberate ways that Meta engineered Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and then misled parents about it.
This doesn’t undo the fact that people paid too much for groceries, but it is genuine accountability in a way that will actually help people immediately.
The harm here was [to] people’s grocery bill. Why not try and do something more direct and targeted towards the neediest families in America?
This is the second time we have had to sue FEMA over something like this. We were successful last year, I anticipate that we will be successful this year.
This is bomb squads, hurricane response, active shooter response. They are attempting to impose new conditions on the receipt of those funds.
In North Carolina, we know firsthand how damaging PFAS chemicals are to our drinking water and to people’s health.
If the EPA rolls back these limits, it would be a harmful step in the wrong direction.
Congress designed this provision to prevent EPA from doing exactly what it proposes to do here — weaken existing health protections for public drinking water.
Our state is ground zero for GenX contamination, but this deal does practically nothing to clean up our water. Chemours made this mess, and Chemours should clean it up.
We did our own independent analysis of what Duke will need to meet demand, and we think they overshot the mark.
[Chemours] would get to propose the projects it funds, without input from North Carolina or its residents.
This deal was negotiated behind closed doors without anyone from North Carolina at the table, and it guarantees our state nothing.
Additionally, Chemours is not obligated to spend any of the money in North Carolina.
The EPA is going to hear from my office. We think they should also hear from the people who actually drink this water.
This settlement makes sure they can’t rig the market anymore, and food banks in our state will get millions of eggs to help feed people who are hungry.
This is an incredibly broad new rule that would have cascading unintended consequences.
I simply cannot imagine doing nothing, and being locked into doing nothing for the next decade.





