Political Quotes

“I will, Senator Britt, and thank you. I just want to say that I applaud your leadership, and while I appreciate your mentioning our wanting us to come together, I would just make a point that all of the bills you have mentioned have one thing in common--not only the general thematic but that they are bipartisan. I think what that says--and it is a tribute to your leadership, your thoughtfulness, and your doggedness on this issue--is that this Chamber reflects and recognizes that there is a serious crisis and is willing to come to hold Big Tech accountable but also make them a part of the solution in the resolution. So I applaud your leadership. So why Stop the Scroll? I think this is also a tribute to the success of this Chamber with the Kids Online Safety Act. Senators like Senator Britt and others were able to make the case for the issue and come up with real solutions that helped Americans understand the problem. It passed through this Chamber, and I hope it will pass through the other Chamber. But like that bill, Stop the Scroll seeks in a bipartisan way to address issues we have heard from our great mental health and medical professionals. Like the warning linking cigarettes to cancer and mortality, the Surgeon General issued a truly unprecedented warning last year confirming the serious risks to our youth from social media.…”