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Pramila Jayapal

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Pramila Jayapal is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she is notable for being the first South Asian woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Throughout her tenure, Jayapal has focused on issues such as healthcare reform, immigration, and social justice, advocating for policies that aim to improve the lives of her constituents and promote equity across the nation.

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Jul 28, 2020

It seems that this is a concerted effort to end legal immigration as we know it.

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Jul 28, 2020

independent journalism is incredibly necessary to our democracy, and we want to do what we can to protect it.

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Jul 28, 2020

I'm just using the documents and the testimony that the committee has collected from others.

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Jul 28, 2020

And I'd like to just remind you that you are under oath, and there are quotes from Facebook's own documents.

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Jul 28, 2020

So let's just recap. Facebook cloned a popular product, approached the company you identified as a competitive threat, and told them that if they didn't let you buy them up, there would be consequences.

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Jul 28, 2020

Has Facebook ever taken steps to prevent competitors from getting footholds by copying competitors?

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Jul 28, 2020

Let me tell you that Mr.--in a chat, you told Mr. Systrom that Facebook was, quote, 'developing our own photo strategy, so how we engage now will also determine how much we're partners versus competitors down the line.'

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Jul 28, 2020

Mr. Edlow, the Supreme Court you do not get to decide whether you're going to comply with the Supreme Court order.

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Jul 28, 2020

Did you ever use this very similar Facebook Camera product to threaten Instagram's founder, Kevin Systrom?

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Jul 28, 2020

the whole goal of this committee's work is to make sure that there are more Amazons, that there are more Apples, that there are more companies that get to innovate and small businesses that get to thrive

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Jul 28, 2020

Despite the Trump Administration's harsh rhetoric... there are actually millions of people that are bending over backwards.

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Jul 28, 2020

So there's no actual enforcement of that policy?

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Jul 28, 2020

Well, there's numerous reports and the committee has conducted interviews with former employees who confirm that there are employees who do have access to that data and are using it.

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Jul 28, 2020

There has been purposeful attempt to dismantle USCIS and legal immigration processes.

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Jul 28, 2020

When any company controls the buy and the sell side... there are reasons that insider trading is regulated.

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Jul 28, 2020

Mr. Zuckerberg, in March of 2012, you suggested by email to your management team that moving faster in copying other apps could, quote, 'prevent our competitors from getting footholds.'

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Jul 28, 2020

Based on that ruling, the Administration should have immediately returned the program to its original form.

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Jul 28, 2020

You have access to data that far exceeds the sellers on your platforms with whom you compete.

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Jul 28, 2020

I hope you will move quickly to implement those. This is a critical time, as we watched the body of John Lewis leave us here in the Capitol, that we focus on civil rights.

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Jul 28, 2020

DACA also enjoys broad support among the American public, with 66 percent of American voters supporting the program.

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Jul 28, 2020

I'm one of only 14 naturalized citizens to serve in the United States Congress.

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Jul 28, 2020

Many of us feel a deep urgency to protect independent journalism.

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Jul 27, 2020

Let us not be distracted by you or my GOP colleagues as to what these powerful and massive protests were actually about.

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Jul 27, 2020

You take an aggressive approach to Black Lives Matter protests, but not to right-wing extremists threatening to lynch a governor.

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