"Can you guarantee though that U.S. taxpayer dollars did not go to Hamas to help fund this attack on October the 7th?"
"One of the things that struck me when my colleagues put this together was its ability to counter China."
"Is there a risk then, in your view, that hastily regulating in a very uncertain a rapidly growing concept like AI might actually chill political speech?"
"Congress and the Biden Administration should not engage in heavy handed regulation with uncertain impacts that I believe pose a great risk to limiting political speech."
"I think it is also important that our allies do the same."
"Our ability to point to that, and the example that we set, as you say, can have repercussions around the world."
"I think it is a very potent tool."
"The strength of the covered list rests with the Commission's Equipment Authorization Program, and that predates the covered list."
"We need to make sure that the equipment market is more diverse, and more competitive, and less costly."
"Personally, I have introduced legislation, the 21st Century Free Speech Act that would ensure that all Americans have reasonable, nondiscriminatory access to Big Tech speech platforms."
"This provision, if we allow it to pass, will enable that. It is very disappointing."