Marsha Blackburn
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Marsha Blackburn is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she previously represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 7, 2003, to January 3, 2019. Blackburn has been an advocate for conservative policies, focusing on issues such as healthcare, tax reform, and technology regulation. She has been vocal on various national issues, often emphasizing her commitment to protecting individual liberties and promoting economic growth.
This is why Senator Sinema and I did the Long-Term Care Act, and we are grateful that this was on the markup calendar for today because it increases access to Medical Foster Homes as an alternative to nursing homes.
I am a big believer in veterans deserve choice, flexibility. They want options when it comes to how they use the benefits that they have earned.
People in Memphis are really thankful and excited about this, and I think it speaks to the growth of the mission of the Coast Guard.
We just need to get this transition from active duty to veteran status. We need to get that to operate in a--it needs to be more fluid.
With regard to children underage on the platform, Facebook does substantially more to detect more of those children.
It seems to me that there's a problem if you have 600,000 accounts from children who ought not to be there in the first place.
And I just thank you all for being here and for being open to answering our questions that will come following the hearing.
Chairman Blumenthal and I both sponsored the Transparency Act, which would require big tech companies to give consumers the option to see content outside that curated bubble.
The bipartisan and bicameral CAMRA, or the Children and Media Research Advancement Act, would amend the Public Health Service Act.
We would appreciate in getting your recommendations on the record as we look at COPPA and the updates that needed to be done there.
What I would like for you to submit to the committee is, in your preparation for the lawsuit on the marketing, where did most teens learn about e-cigarettes and become drawn to them?
We want to help and do our part in making certain the proper prevention and response mechanisms are there, but it means you all have to not play kick the can but you have to say be more precise in your guidance.
They say that the Directive could require them to replace thousands of pieces of equipment all over the country.
I feel like there's a little bit of kick the can around on who's responsible for what.
Now, one of the most important duties we take on as Members of this Chamber is the confirmation of the President's Cabinet and other top executive branch issues.
The overview, the report you have submitted to us is an overview but not a comprehensive strategic review. Correct?





