>>> joining me congresswoman angie craig of minnesota, co-chair of the lgbtq equality caucus, member of the energy in congress and small business committee. congressman craig participated in the committee meeting we showed you a little bit of. i think it will be a good place to start. by the way, it is nice to be in your state here in minnesota. let's talk a little about the disinformation hearing. social media has become the place where the big lie spreads. it is the place where the anti-vaccine information spreads. i was a little surprised that the ceos of these tech companies were not prepared to be a little more forthcoming about the fact that their platforms, at least on some levels, have become cesspools for this bad information. >> well, it is very concerning and it is great to be here with you this morning. we saw the ceos of three of the biggest tech companies in america put their head in the sand and really refuse to admit what a critical role that their platforms are playing in

that joy is also increased by being introduced by angie craig and i'm so glad she referenced her wife and her four sons, whom i love hearing about, now in front of the president of the united states. thank you, angie, for your leadership, your friendship, and your very generous introduction. you make this evening very special to me. a special evening. first time, mr. president, that i'm introducing you as president of the united states to my great house democratic caucus. that makes it even better. my colleagues, as you know, our nation is blessed with joe biden as president of the united states. he is an extraordinary president. he knows how to get the job done. when our nation faced the great recession, it was joe biden who led the implementation and accountability, helping to create and save millions of jobs. that experience served him well with the american rescue plan. when the democratic caucus was passing the affordable care act, joe bidens with a partner for progress in the white house -- joe biden was a partner for from pro-gress in the white house and that experience served

. >>> joining me congresswoman angie craig of minnesota, co-chair of the lgbtq equality caucus, member of the energy in congress and small business committee. congressman craig participated in the committee meeting we showed you a little bit of. i think it will be a good place to start. by the way, it is nice to be in your state here in minnesota. let's talk a little about the disinformation hearing. social media has become the place where the big lie spreads. it is the place where the anti-vaccine information spreads. i was a little surprised that the ceos of these tech companies were not prepared to be a little more forthcoming about the fact that their platforms, at least on some levels, have become cesspools for this bad information. >> well, it is very concerning and it is great to be here with you this morning. we saw the ceos of three of the biggest tech companies in america put their head in the sand and really refuse to admit what a critical role that their platforms are playing in disinformation and in hate speech across the country. you know, it only took five hours to have

so thank you for your effectiveness, effective from the start, as is congresswoman angie craig with her very important legislation that's part of what we did last year which we hope will be part of -- soon. it will be part of it, we hope it will be soon. you didn't even talk object your four seasons. ms. craig: they are all under 26 too. ms. pelosi: and again to congresswoman fernandez, talking about native american indian country. i want to join in talking about the biden-harris administration. one of the sticking points we have had previous to their taking office was addressing the inequality of access to health care, inequality to test, trace, treating, vaccine, etc. president biden has made this a very high priority and has had -- and has the second gentleman visiting the location. now now in our bill, $20 billion for tribal governments as well as another $6 billion for health benefits. others in there. so thank you for making sure that those priorities were addressed in the sub -- in a substance -- in the substantial way that they were. you can see why we think the celebration of t

angie craig for her important legislation for what we did last year which will be part -- you did not even talk about your four sons. >> they are all under 26. [laughter] >> thank you to congresswoman fernandez to talk about those in the indian country. i want to join and acknowledge the biden harris administration because one of the sticking points that we have previous to their taking office was addressing the inequality of access to health care, inequality to testing, tracing, vaccine etc. and president biden has made this a high priority at his at the vice president -- the second gentleman visiting the location. now, $20 billion for tribal government as well and another $6 billion for health benefits so thank you for making sure that those priorities were addressed in the substantial weight that they were so you can see why we think that the celebration of the affordable care act is greatly enhanced by the passage of the rescue package. on this subject, are there any questions? on health care and how to go forward? i want to thank the president and vice president as well as all of

. >> and on velshichy, congresswoman barbara lee of california and angie craig will join ali to discuss the surge and georgia's later attempt at voter suppression. "velshi" starts at the top of the hour. suppression. "velshi" starts at the top of the hour ♪ birds flyin' high, you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ breeze drifting on by you know how i feel. ♪ ♪ it's a new dawn... ♪ if you've been taking copd sitting down, it's time to make a stand. start a new day with trelegy. no once-daily copd medicine has the power to treat copd in as many ways as trelegy. with three medicines in one inhaler, trelegy helps people breathe easier and improves lung function. it also helps prevent future flare-ups. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. do not take trelegy more than prescribed. trelegy may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling, problems urinating, vision changes, or eye pain o

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chair: no we go to angie craig. >> thank you, there is no bigger topic we can take on that revitalizing our nations infrastructure and economy. closing the digital divide between urban and rural communities is one of my top priorities as a member of congress. i have the honor of representing a district part urban and part suburban and x urban and rural. high-speed internet access is a lifeline to education, health care, and economic opportunity. lift america act increases broadbent infrastructure development from $40 billion in school your 2022 nearly $80 million for 2022-2026. for my constituents in rural communities, broadband access to meet access to potentially life-saving telehealth services, particularly in the realm of mental health services. my first question is, to mr. wheeler this afternoon. you want you launched the connect to health task force at ftc which studies the link between broadband and health. you mentioned the need for internet access to sign up for a covered vaccine. -- covid lexie. -- for a covid vaccine. order otherwise that broadband impacts health access and w

craig, both coming at the issue from different directions. but the concern is that there was a -- there was the exercise of editorial authority over the postings that were made on your website. is that a fair assessment? >> congressman, i'm not sure what you mean but i think content moderation and enforcing standards, i don't thik that's the same judgment that, for example, a newspaper makes when writing a post? >> but maybe it is. mr. duncan eloquently pointed out there was restriction of conservative speech and colleague craig pointed out how there was restriction of trans affirm speech. that seems we're close to exercising editorial discretion. forgive me for thinking that way. and i'm sure i'm not alone in this. it does call into question the immunity provided under section 230. maybe it is not a problem with the law itself, section 230. maybe the problem is that the missions has changed in your organization and other organizations. >> congressman, i'm not sure what you mean, but we have clear standards against things like child exploitat

craig, both coming at the issue from different directions. but the concern is that there was a -- there was the exercise of editorial authority over the postings that were made on your website. is that a fair assessment? >> congressman, i'm not sure what you mean but i think content moderation and enforcing standards, i don't thik that's the same judgment that, for example, a newspaper makes when writing a post? >> but maybe it is. mr. duncan eloquently pointed out there was restriction of conservative speech and colleague craig pointed out how there was restriction of trans affirm speech. that seems we're close to exercising editorial discretion. forgive me for thinking that way. and i'm sure i'm not alone in this. it does call into question the immunity provided under section 230. maybe it is not a problem with the law itself, section 230. maybe the problem is that the missions has changed in your organization and other organizations. >> congressman, i'm not sure what you mean, but we have clear standards against things like child exploitat

now we go to angie craig. thank you so much mr. chairman for holding this important hearing. there is really no acre topic we can take on and revitalizing our nation's infrastructure and economy. thank you tour panels for being here and sharing your expertise as well with us today. there's the digital divide between urban rural amenities and one of my top priorities is a member of congress i had the great honor for presenting part urban parts of urban and rural are at high-speed internet access is a lifeline to education to health care and economic opportunity. america increases broad band infrastructure development from 40 billion in 2022 nearly 80 billion for 2022 to 2026. for my constituents and rural community broadband access can mean lifesaving telehealth services particularly within the realm of mental health services. my question is to mr. wheeler. you launched the task force which studied the link between broadband and cell phones. in your testimony you mentioned the need for eminent access to sign up for covid vaccine but in your view what are some of the other ways