Bob Latta

The issues before us today should not be partisan. They impact Americans in each of our districts, regardless of their political party, and we owe it to them to work together on their behalf.

In my home State of Ohio, the Department of Education is reporting significant areas of learning lag.

Well, I thank the chair, my friend, for holding this very important hearing today and for allowing me to waive onto the subcommittee.

Because of the concerns, I introduced the TREAT Act, along with my good friend and colleague, the gentlelady from Michigan, Mrs. Dingell.

The majority's intent behind today's hearing is to fan the flames of silencing certain viewpoints in America by trying to suppress and censor speech, a concept that has the potential to destroy our democracy.

He who forgets the past is condemned to repeat it.

The Majority's intent behind today's hearing is to fan the flames of silencing certain viewpoints in America by trying to suppress and censor speech, a concept that has the potential to destroy our democracy.

It is disturbing, to say the least, to insinuate responsibility for the mob violence that took place that day lies only with the media and not with the individuals who carried out these actions and committed crimes.

We can all do a better job of encouraging the rhetoric to be toned down.

I find it hard to believe, Chairman Doyle, that you would consider legislating in this space.

The antidote to bad speech is more speech. Rather than suppressing speech and viewpoints that we don't agree with, we should be encouraging more speech and conversations between one another.

Yet some of my Democratic colleagues prefer to cancel certain news channels.

The damage done to our democracy by further dividing our Nation and ignoring the patently false and inaccurate information coming from media outlets cannot be understated.

I believe we are seeing growth in the manufacturing sector. I have been told by model businesses in Ohio that one of the reasons for this is reduced cost of energy.

Unfortunately, if we were to adopt the energy mandates like those in the Green New Deal, that is exactly what would happen.

We need to pursue policies that will be good for our economy and consistent with our security policies to counter Russia and China.

On behalf of the Navajo Nation, you submitted a white paper in response to that executive order outlining some of the regulatory reforms needed to speed up infrastructure deployment on the Navajo land.

So thanks, Mr. Chairman, for holding this very important hearing today.

Freedom of speech is a fundamental right upon which our democracy is built, and we must make sure these companies are not policing the free flow of speech, especially when it comes to political discussions, as they continue to operate…

Let me be clear. I am not advocating that Congress repeal the law nor am I advocating for Congress to consider niche carve outs.

Hateful and racist comments should have no place in our society or on our platforms, and Section 230 provides a tool for companies to make sure that doesn't happen.

Hateful and racists comments should have no place in our society or on our platforms.

But recently, social media companies seem to be creating new policies ad hoc to fit their political agenda.

I do not believe repealing Section 230 is the answer. But I do believe these companies could need more oversight as to how they are making certain decisions related to their content moderation practices, what they choose to censor and what…

Numerous platforms have hidden behind Section 230 to avoid litigation without having to take responsibility.