"We must stop these data brokers from collecting, using, and selling consumers' data without their knowledge or permission."
"This tradeoff is why we are here today."
"I really urge my colleagues to act with urgency here. The harms to kids online are now very clear, and we really shouldn't take too much longer to act."
"The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA, is wholly outdated."
"It is shocking how few resources the FTC has for privacy."
"The legislation before us today expands the current Federal employee political activity limitations of the Hatch Act."
"They have a First Amendment right to be able to speak to those things that affect their homes and their lives."
"It is not simply just signing a check and letting it go out the window, and let these projects happen."
"We should be focusing heavily on increasing access to prevention, treatment, and recovery for those struggling with substance abuse."
"This field hearing today is nothing more than a political stunt targeted at the extreme elements of the Republican Party."
"Enough of the misinformation. We need a facts-based approach to the humanitarian crisis at the border."
"In contrast, Republicans seem more interested in political stunts like this one than working with the President and Democrats."