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Frank Joseph Pallone is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 6th congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Pallone has been a prominent advocate for health care reform, environmental protection, and consumer rights. He has played a key role in shaping legislation related to public health and climate change, often speaking out against policies he views as detrimental to these areas.
I have no additional speakers. I urge support for the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Pingree). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) that the House…
So Congress can help us, you know, expand awareness about the importance of medical training and nurse--nursing training on addiction.
I mean, it is just--I think the ranking member, Mrs. Rodgers, you know, talked about, you know, this essentially double dose of problems between the pandemic and the opioid abuse and misuse.
We must approach the substance use epidemic as a public health crisis and take the lead on destigmatizing effective treatments.
I commend the administration for taking an evidence-based public health approach to the drug epidemic.
This committee has a long history of working on a bipartisan basis to combat the threat of opioids and substance use and misuse.
I want to applaud the bold approach in that to reducing overdose deaths and the urgency in which you intend to act.
When you spread disinformation, misinformation, extremism, actively promoted and amplified, you do it because you make more money.
The time for self-regulation is over. It is time we legislate to hold you accountable.
It is crucial to understand that these companies aren't just mere bystanders--they are playing an active role in the meteoric rise of disinformation and extremism because they make money on it.
The time has come to hold online platforms accountable for their part in the rise of disinformation and extremism.
The troubling research I mentioned demonstrates that Facebook was not simply allowing disinformation and extremism to spread, it actively amplified it and spread it.
The bottom line is, simply put, your company's bottom line compels you to amplify extremist and dangerous content.
You are not passive bystanders. You are not nonprofits or religious organizations that are trying to do a good job for humanity. You are making money.
It is now painfully clear that neither the market nor public pressure will force these social media companies to take the aggressive action they need to take to eliminate disinformation and extremism from their platforms.
The time has come to hold online platforms accountable for their part in the rise of disinformation and extremism.
The dirty truth is that they are relying on algorithms to purposefully promote conspiratorial, divisive, or extremist content so they can take more money in ad dollars.
It is not a difficult question. I am just asking if you reviewed this internal proposal and you approved it.
Today our laws give these companies and their leaders a blank check to do nothing.
Did you approve it after its effectiveness was decreased to 80 percent? Yes or no?
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