David Cicilline

I think this was a very productive hearing and raised very important issues about this urgent challenge we face.

I am always willing to work with you, Mr. Buck. You have always acted in good faith.

I just want to make a quick point here if it's okay? I do think that people should understand that consumers have not turned away from journalism.

We cannot have a democracy without a free and diverse press.

Those who want our independence believe that public discussion is a political duty, that the greatest threat to freedom is an uninformed citizenry, and that the freedom of thought and speech are indispensable to the discovery and spread of…

Our country will not survive if we do not operate with a shared set of facts, if corruption is not exposed and rooted out at all levels of government, and if power is not held to account.

This bill is a life-support measure, not the answer for ensuring long-term health of the news industry.

Our legislation would give news publishers an even playing field to collectively negotiate with the dominant platforms to improve the quality, accuracy, attribution, and functioning of news online.

With the American Rescue Plan, Congress just passed the most significant child poverty reduction policy in a generation.

Through various research trials, evidence has shown that medication-assisted treatment is an effective treatment for opioid addiction.

Equally important is Congress' responsibility to examine how drug laws contribute to increased law enforcement interventions, unnecessary incarcerations, when public health alternatives are often much more appropriate.

The War on Drugs we know has led to the overcriminalization of Americans, with communities of color experiencing oversurveillance leading to increased arrests and disproportionately harsh sentences.

This concludes today's hearing and I again want to thank our distinguished Witnesses for their testimony.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you very much, Mr. Gundersen.

My final question, Mr. Gundersen, is for you.

We cannot let corporations dictate the terms of our democracy any longer.

The truth is that secret corporate funding like yours has distorted our discourse for far too long.

If you can show those things, you win under the FCC's tribunal, and you can get relief.

I expect all the Members on both sides of the aisle to wear a mask for the duration of today's hearing.

The Subcommittee will come to order.

I think there is consensus, both in the majority report and in the report prepared by my Republican colleagues, that self-preferencing is a problem with the dominant platforms.

It is time to break them up.

We know that White supremacists and far-right domestic extremists are the most significant domestic terrorist threat to our country.

I am going to be reintroducing the Disarm Hate Act, which would close this loophole...