Political Quotes

“Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, I appreciate my friend from Missouri. I appreciate his passion, and I share his passion for reining in the abuses of Big Tech. Big Tech has a lot that they are responsible for. The Senator from Missouri is right that Big Tech is doing a lot of harm to our kids. The Senator from Missouri is also right that Big Tech has been complicit in the most far-reaching censorship of free speech our Nation has ever seen. These are issues I have worked on for a long time--to rein in Big Tech, to rein in censorship, to protect free speech. However, the approach this bill takes I don't think substantively accomplishes the goals that the Senator from Missouri and I both want to accomplish. My concerns are both procedural and substantive. Procedurally, this bill has not yet been debated. This bill hasn't been considered by the Commerce Committee. This bill hasn't been marked up. This bill hasn't been the subject of testimony to understand the impact of what it would be. The Commerce Committee, on which I am the ranking member, has a strong tradition of passing legislation in its jurisdiction. To date, 22 bills have been reported out of the Commerce Committee. I am more than happy to work with the Senator from Missouri--he and I have worked on many issues together--on this bill, but we need to make sure, when legislating in this area, that we are doing so in a way that would be effective and that wouldn't have unintended consequences.…”