blumenthal: ms. miller. >> we work with experts to leverage their insights and research to make sure there -- to make sure the product and policy decisions are up-to-date, based on their insights. sen. blumenthal: i asked if research has been done that could show negative effects or addictive like impacts. you've all indicated you have done the research, and i am assuming mr. beckerman that your company will make the research available. ms. miller? >> we have published some research and will make additional available. sen. blumenthal: let me now ask about the black box algorithms. as you know, these algorithms exist and function to drive sometimes toxic content to kids. more of it and more extreme versions of it, and the consequences are potentially catastrophic. but the companies are evaluating their own effects on kids when it comes to addiction and harms. let me ask a similar question. do you provide external independent researchers with access to your algorithms, data sets, and data privacy pract

chairman: thank you senator , blumenthal. the vote, the second vote just started almost about 10 minutes into the votes. so we gotta hustle, we'll hear from senator rosen, who rejoined us that senator kelly and then we'll close. sen. rosen: thank you. i've already voted, i was presiding in the chair. thank you, chairman. casey, of course, ranking member scott. this is a really important hearing. scams against seniors are nothing new and there are only increasing in scope and severity . and i appreciate you holding this important hearing and for all the witnesses here today for the important work that you do. nevada is no different than some of the other states and uh most other states and and we have a lot of challenges in health scams, particularly now of course with the pandemic. so you know, one of the challenges throughout the pandemic has just been the unchecked spread of misinformation, disinformation of course, resulting in an increase in scams, especially those targeted at seniors. in fact, according to the federal tr

blumenthal: is that a yes or no? mr. beckerman: maybe. sen. blumenthal: we have two maybes so far. ms. miller: i am aware of a number of proposals regarding potential updates to 230 and me and my team as well as other teams across google have been involved in the conversations regarding his proposals. we see 230 as the backbone of the internet and it is what allows us to moderate content and make sure we are taking down content that leads to potentially eating disorders for example. what we have talked about earlier for self-harm. we want to make sure we continue to have protections so we can moderate our platforms so that they are safe and healthy for users. i am aware of the earn it act and i know our staff have been speaking but i understand there is still ongoing discussions regarding some portions of the proposal. we also very much appreciate and understand the rationale as to why this was introduced, particularly around child safety. sen. blumenthal: is that a yes or no? ms. miller: we support the goals of the earn it act but there are some details that are being discussed. s

up for reelection in 2020 to like senator richard blumenthal tell us that democrats need to instant double down and deliver. >> i need results that i can show the american people that congress can deliver a. >> 's it results that voters want because progressive policies are so pol so popular why did they elect great. >> it's not about a label, it's about the people can see with their own eyes. >> does it give you pause that people are rejecting this push towards more progressive policies? >> i don't believe they are. >> after today's loss progressive and moderate democrats are even more duggan no one is backpedaling and instead are plowing forward wit the social spending package, pelosi announcing today paid family in medical leave is goin back in the build back better bill in key moderate vote in their senator senator joe manchin against the idea was kept in the dark about it. they say democrats our in denial . >> i think that is so keep it u

senator baldwin. >> thank you, chairman blumenthal. i would like to just note that the series of hearings really began with the revelation that internal research at facebook revealed the negative impacts on teenagers body images from using the company's instagram platform. and we learned based on research by the chairman's staff how quickly somebody on instagram can go from viewing content on healthy eating to being directed toward posting the focus on unhealthy practices including glorifying eating disorders. i know we don't have facebook and instagram before us today, but i'm particularly concerned about the impacts that content can have on young users. i recently joined senators klobuchar and capito with whom we sponsored the ana weston act, legislation and support training on eating disorders on a letter to facebook and instagram seeking more deteals about how they handle this issue. but i want to ask each of you can you briefly outline the steps your companies are taking to remove content that promotes unhealthy body image and eat

senator blumenthal. senator blumenthal: thank you, madam chair. administrator dickson, when the department of transportation office of inspector general investigated the 737 max, it found that the f.a.a. had increasingly delegated to boeing the assessment of flight controls and stabilizer plans. part of what we did in response was to seek to end that delegation and improve the certification processes on -- of a mind that we need to do more. 737 was certified in the 1960's, but boeing was able to gain approval of its max aircraft under an amendment to an over 50-year-old type certificate. and in response to the new law, the f.a.a. waited until september 16, 2021, to issue a one-page policy memo limiting delegation, which was one of the root causes of issues found by the inspector general. section 106 of the law was immediately effective on december 27, 2020, so there was a clear lag between that december passage of the law and implementation of this one-page delegation. what accounted for the delay? mr. dickson: senator, we have used various mechan

senator blumenthal and wicker have cover r. and so i'll not repeat those let me first confirm what i believe to be true about you. you know this committee and this congress in general has consistently shown support for local broadcasting local journalism . broadcasters in particular. when you were discussing er local broadcasting last summer, you brought up your commitment to local journalism as well as the need to have content created in and for the communities that stations serve. i appreciate that sentiment which i believe is one this committee shares and i hope if you are confirmed as the next chair of the fcc we can continue working together to achieve that goal. is that true? >> absolutely. >> this again for you chair rosen dorsal, congress and the fcc placed buildout requirements on recipients of broadband buildout funds that mandate companies complete their networks by a certain time . this requirement makes sense. it's designed to ensure underserved areas received broadband services in a timely fashion but there are a

[laughter] and senator blumenthal, who i mentioned earlier today, i apologize for repeating this, but my son, beau biden, is the one who should be standing here talking to you. my son, beau biden, was the attorney general of the state of delaware. and one of the people he went to and sought advice from, for real, was then-attorney general blumenthal. and one of the people he went to and sought advice from, for real, was then-attorney general blumenthal. they became friends. and my son was a great admirer. and i think the senator knows that. and senator murphy, if i have to have someone in the foxhole with me, i want murph with me, man. [laughter] no, i'm serious. this guy knows as much about foreign policy as anybody does, and his failure to remain silent has meant a great deal to me because he's spoken up on so much. and, representative courtney, i thank you. thank you for your help and your support. and rosa delauro, rosa. i don't owe as much as chris does to rosa, but i owe a hell of a lot to her. my son was married, and it was his second year of law school, and he transferred to y

senator blumenthal will be providing a formal introduction but i would like to say a few words. the pandemic is magnified the deep digital divide in the country and if confirmed, the chair will be responsible for leading the agency's important work to ensure broadband accessibility for all americans. all schools transition students to learning at home last year 20% of students in washington state did not have a reliable connection. that would have allowed them to participate in remote learning.i over 16 million -- students in parking lots to access wi-fi and concerned teachers whose students don't have the connectivity. the pandemic has made clear the broadband access is no longer a luxury but a necessity it is a start but we need the mapping to go with this before we can get anything done. as the first womant to serve as the chair, she brings a decade of experience and an important role for the commission. i look forward to hearing heron thoughts on how the agency moves forward in the information age. next we will consider the nomination of the commissioner of the federal trade

and at a time -- difficulty pronouncing blumenthal as a nominee. so we've welcomed you here and celebrate your nominations, i am particularly delighted and honored to introduce jessica rosenworcel as the president's nominee and first female chair of the federal communications commission, equally importantly. as a daughter of connecticut, specifically west hartford and wesleyan although she went to new york university for law school, but i've worked with her closely as have many members of our committee over the years. and i know that we are very familiar with her qualifications on this committee. got her start at the ftc first as professional staff and then legal advisor to the commissioner. she worked for the commerce committee as senior council. and she has really been a distinguished champion, energetic and aggressive. champion of consumers, of causes of price and neutrality. i've worked with her on fighting the abusive effects of robo calls. and efforts to provide for coordination. but apart from all of those specific issues, she has a very ext

>> chairman blumenthal, thank you again for the opportunity to appear today and i would absolutely agree with you that voluntary measures are not adequate. we have never suggested that voluntary regulation is the way forward. we want to partner with this committee and with congress on what those regulations should look like. and as i wrote in my testimony, we believe that congress's role in pushing forward regulation in the space is absolutely necessary. so thank you for the opportunity to talk to you today about how snapchat, and how prioritizing -- we will continue to prioritize the safety of young people in our platforms. we see this as our highest priority order. and we will continue to do so going forward. >> mr. beckerman? >> thank you, senator. this is one of the most important topics for all of us, particularly as parents, as tech companies and as congress to address. we all have a responsibility to protect our teenagers. none of us can do that alone. it can't just be on the parents. it can't just be on us. and i cannot just be on congress. we have to come together and solve issu

[laughter] and senator blumenthal, who i mentioned earlier today, i apologize for repeating this, but my son, beau biden, is the one who should be standing here talking to you. my son, beau biden, was the attorney general of the state of delaware. and one of the people he went to and sought advice from, for real, was then-attorney general blumenthal. they became friends. and my son was a great admirer. and i think the senator knows that. and senator murphy, if i have to have someone in the foxhole with me, i want murph with me, man. [laughter] no, i'm serious. this guy knows as much about foreign policy as anybody does, and his failure to remain silent has meant a great deal to me because he's spoken up on so much. and, representative courtney, i thank you. thank you for your help and your support. and rosa delauro, rosa. i don't owe as much as chris does to rosa, but i owe a hell of a lot to her. my son was married, and it was his second year of law school, and he transferred to yale law school. and rosa heard that i was, i was coming up with him. and the apartment he rented was less

also with us today ralph blumenthal in new york. new york times reporter and periodic contributor to the times. five books including the believer he has a direct current action at professor barrett gives it better your background. >> thank you paul for this opportunity and the privilege to be at the roosevelt library hosting in every sense except for actual the path the limit if all of this is really being a lawyer in washington at the department of justice in different federal investigations for the seven years back then and he came a law professor public figures legal ethics and constitutional law heard it converging on the supreme court and people of the court. robert jackson in particular moment -- well we've come from a senate -- me game a big project. for our topic, matters the jackson was an assistant attorney general in 1937, a principle witness -- and the solicitor general who argued in defense of laws constitutionality before the supreme court. so it's the jackson pass that brought me into this roosevelt world and court pa

so, professor blumenthal, gives us a little bit on your background. one of the key members of fdr'sed a minstration. >> thank you. i appreciate being on with you and john. in that capacity, supervise our archives collection in the newman library. among which we have a collection of the papers of a member of the brown well committee that organized the executive branch for fdr. and that came up, actually, right in the middle of the court packing fight. so, that's interesting. i also was on the "the new york times" for 45 years and one of my hap i should stories was being up at the roosevelt home and library at the jewish story in 2001, when it was renovated. also i've written, at the "times" a lot about holocaust and jackson's part at nuremberg and i should say i came in to the subject through a book called "the 168 days." which is on the court packing controversy, by managing editor of the "the new york times" when i started there in 1964. and it's wonderful account, not completely unbias, as we can discuss, of the day-to-day over the court packing con

lawmakers want to change that blumenthal in tennessee. senator marsha blackburn introduced a bill in reese's honor to require warnings and proper fastening zaun these batteries. you don't expect that to be a hazard blackburn also wants online retailers to combat the growing number of counterfeit toys made overseas by manufacturers that don't always follow us regulations. the have the insight in to clear these products are coming from. >> that's why the senators are working to increase funding and support for the main government watchdog, the u.s. consumer product safety commission. make sure. >> holidays are really a time of joy. trashy in washington. i'm jessi tenure. the commission not just released its toys and trouble in toy land report. >> it says that emergency rooms treated nearly 200,000 toy related injuries last year. next at 3.30 the questions about the state of the economy as the latest covid variant. >> is spreading in other parts of the world. the concern that it could threaten america's economic recovery and a san francisco

this is from joe manchin and jim pl blumenthal. on the other side of pennsylvania avenue, democrats are split. play this, please. >> i just think the message is really saying if we're going to do something, let's take time and do it right. let's make sure people know what's in it. >> congress has to deliver, window's closing, we have no more time. we need to get it done. >> go ahead. >> can i -- i want to answer my good friend john on this issue. he's not wrong about that, but remember, the bernie sanders plan was $6 trillion. the joe biden plan was 3.5 trillion, and now this number is not going to be above 1.75. having said that, the things that are in this bill, fgoverno, people are really popular, they're polling above 65%, whether it's helping parents taking care of their kids or elderly parents when they're sick or access to health care or all the other things in it that make sense. this is not some kind of far reaching bill. when you think about and i agree with you by the way about the infrastructure bill. everybody in ameri

this is from joe manchin and richard blumenthal. let's -- because the president's saying voters want to see something done in washington. but then, on the other side of pennsylvania avenue, democrats are split. play this, please. >> i just think that the message is if we are going to do something, let's take time and do it right. let's make sure that people know what's in it. >> congress has to deliver. window's closing. we have no more time. we need to get it done. >> do -- go ahead. >> can i -- i want to answer -- i want to answer my good friend, john, on this issue. he's -- he's not wrong about that but remember, the bernie sanders' plan was $6 trillion. the joe biden plan was 3.5 trillion. and now, this number's not going to be above 1.75. having said that, the things that are in this bill, um, governor, people are really popular. i mean, they are polling above 65%, whether it's helping parents taking care of their kids or their elderly parents when they're sick. or access to healthcare or all of the other things that are in it

senator richard blumenthal, who led the hearing on the issue, called on facebook to release all of its internal research. mona? >> thank you. >>> breaking overnight, a former nfl player accused of beating his ex-girlfriend is now under arrest. police say a security camera captured zac stacey beating the mother of their son. he was arrested in orlando, florida, overnight. he faces two charges, including aggravated battery. >>> oklahoma's governor has spared the life of julius jones just hours before he was set to be executed. supporters cheered after hearing the governor reduced the sentence to life in prison with no chance of parole or pardon. jones was convicted of murdering a man in 1999. he's always maintained his innocence, claiming he was framed by the real killer. >> it would have been better if the governor had responded to his pardon and parole board recommendations that they twice made. but today, we still celebrate. we're grateful, and it gives us the opportunity to continue to fight. >> jones had eaten his last meal and had his final medical examination when he got the news.

the people tract include jimmy door, max blumenthal, gram, our would glam greenwald, and even me, mid one. what could they? well, in may, i've never been critical of anyone ever. but also yes, the kids targeting us are sociopath. what? so not then i suppose that so to get to the bottom of the story, i talked with cybersecurity, expert, shawna, o'briant. he's the founder of the privacy lab at yale law school and the chief cybersecurity officer of pan quake, the exciting new anti censorship, radical transparency social media platform, also on this episode to day job for con will be here with a mind blowing old news. and we got much more, but 1st here's my interview with shawna o'briant. hey sean, thanks for joining me. like to be here? yeah, thanks for joining me from the pan quake void. where are you where you live? i can tell you and talk liberation, which is part of the upcoming social media platform pan. like have come out with a really interesting investigative report and i'm hoping we can break it down in the next 15 minutes. we'll see how well we do it is fairly confusing, but i

blumenthal tried to measure cathartic events. do you see the speculative forces right now that indicate cathartic events now or in the near future? >> over the last couple of weeks, this has in a market that has gone from a pretty cyclical bias the last month or two to starting to show some signs of excess speculation. we see it with people buying bitcoin for the provement and some of thespacs so there are signs of maybe excess speculation or excess liquidity out there. i don't think that's an important signal at this moment. we've never had any success making a sentiment call in november or december. seasonality is just too strong. if you look at q1 or q2, there may be a moment or we have to make a cyclical call when things are running too hot, let's position for some type of a setback stop i think it's too early to make that call. jonathan: always great to catch up. look at this for an inflation forecast -- we look for a five .2% annual rise in the cpi during 2022. that's the next year. the call from wells fargo and once you ge

hear that reporter there asked the question well, if these progressive policies are so popular, as blumenthal was trying to make the point, then why did a republican win in virginia last night. >> it turns out when you run a campaign that says government i smarter than parents in we're going to defund the police come at the american people disagree with you. that exactly what happened in every policy they have done in the biden administration has been a disaster for the country. the latest polling shows 71 percent of the country thanks we're on the wrong track. i think the real question is wh is the 29 person to think were on the right track, do they lik inflation, do they like $3.50 gas. you could just go down the list. i think all of that together, the wrong message, attacking parents, saying we're going to defund the police and coupled with a disaster that has been the biden administration, that is why glenn youngkin one yesterday and democrat did it they are going to camp keep pursuing their left-wing agenda even if it means losing the election which i think they are going to next year. g

. >> senator blumenthal. >> when the department of transportation inspector general investigated the 737 and found they had increasingly delegated to boeing the assessment of flight controls and part of what we did in response to seek to end the delegation and improve the processes on the mind that we need to do more. 737 was certified in 1960 but 1960 thatthey were able to gainl under an amendment to and over 50-year-old type of certificate. in response, the faa waited until september to issue a one-page policy memo limiting the delegation. section 106 was on september 207th, 2020 so there was a lag between that passage and implementation of this one-page delegation. what accounted for the delay? >> we've used various mechanisms to implement the provisions of the law as quickly and expeditiously while we go through the process of developing orders into the delegation without the validation of the assumptions for critical system design features actually was in place in 2021 so i will have to check on the timing that you are referring to. >> the timing of that many months is symptomat

todd: senator blumenthal from connecticut as well. look, this is essential that they solve this problem right now because when you look at -- not necessarily the gas that he's goes into your car but the gas that goes to heat your homes, people could die. because if people have to make this choice oh, do i heat my home or do i feed myself, that is a horrible decision that people in the united states of america should not have to make. carley: yeah, you're absolutely right. when you're talking about this line 5 pipeline, michigan governor gretchen whitmer, she supports shutting down a portion of it because there's concern there could be an oil spill in the great lakes. but if you're the biden administration, here's what you say to her. no. we're not shutting it down. because there is an energy crisis right now. like you said, the cost of gas is through the roof so you don't even entertain that idea unless you want gas prices to go up even further and your approval . carley: it's like a month long. todd: every conference i go to it's thr

even those up for re-election in 2022, like senator blumenthal tells us democrats need to double down and deliver. >> i need results that i can show the american people that congress can deliver. is it results that americans want? if progressive policies are popular why did they elect a republican governor. >> it is not about progressive and conservative labels what people can see with their own eyes. reporter: give you pause people are rejecting more progressive policies. >> i don't believe they are. i don't believe it at all. reporter: moderates and progressives are more dug in. they are plowing forward with spending package. paid family leave is going back in the build back batter bill. moderate the vote joe manchin was against the idea. he was kept in the dark about it. he says democrats plowing ahead are in denial. kevin mccarthy said last night's win is road map for the republican take back house. the rcc added 13 vulnerable seats, saying no democrat is safe in their eyes in 2022. liz? elizabeth: hillary vaughn, great to see you. thanks for joining us. kevin hassett, former chai

senator richard blumenthal confirming the news before cnbc. he'll appear on december 6th part of series protecting kids online instagram has come under fire after a facebook whistleblower claimed the company knew its platform could be toxic for teens. facebook called the whistleblower's claims misleading and defended its business >>> the pentagon unveiling a brand new team called the airborne object identification and management synchronization group in english, we have ourselves official ufo hunters flawing saucers and daily invaders be ware. >>> the only unsolved plane hijacking in u.s. history, 50 years later. db cooper is yet to be found dead or alive. next a crime historian on why we're still searching for answers half a century on. >>> the pentagon is now cracking down on ufos really the department of defense announced last night that it's creating a new group to investigate reports of ufos in restricted air space they say it's because they pose a potential flight risk to air crews and could raise national securityconcerns this all comes

inaudible] and editor of jackson's acclaimed 2003 posthumous book, quote, that >> the last new memoir ralph blumenthal, ldistinguished member and colleague in new york, a new york times reporter and continues to be a contributor to the times. he's the author of five books including the believer about the harbor psychologist john boehner but he actually has a direct connection to the administration and we will talk about that. it will start with professor barrett. give us a bit of your background because you quoted specifically yourwork on justice robert jackson . >> thank you for this opportunity and the privilege to be at the roosevelt library and homestead in every sense except actual. the path that led me to all of this was really being a lawyer in washington at first . i work in the department of justice in federal investigations for about several years andbecame along professor . among my areas, public life, public figures, legal issues and constitutional law. sort of converging on the supreme court and the people on the court and robert jackson in particular, someone who was in roosevelt's cabin

richard blumenthal called on facebook to release all of its internal research. mike: 510 -- 5:10 on a friday. i overlaid the wind so you could see them coming up from the south. that naturally lifts the moisture and condenses it and create sprinkles to a few lights that -- light showers. i checked a few of the rain gauges and we have had up to four hundredths of an inch, which could put a coating on the roads. here's a look at future radar and you can see how cellular the radar returns are which is why they are scattered and will taper into the lunch hour. we have a little bit of a backdoor moisture source coming in as the cold front really never completely clears us out. in fact, it falls apart and leaves the moisture left over which is why we have the chance of a rogue shower around 7:00. around the evening you can see the clearing taking place which is why it is significantly cooler tomorrow and sunday morning. it will be the coolest morning this fall. you get caught under one of the showers, a couple of hundredths of an inch of rain. if you are heading out r

no, haven't heard how they're going to address that and as you talk about one portion of the party, blumenthal, kain, and others who say the messages we need to deliver, we need to get something done, you also have other democrats. i want to read something that virginia democrat member of congress abigail spanberger said. nobody elected the president to be fdr. they elected him to be normal and stop the chaos, a reference to the former president. she's essentially saying here, read the room, guys. like, watch what happened on tuesday and look around. >> yeah. no, she's saying, in different words, in different language, what joe manchin said, what alisyn just played. and look, it speaks to the really, really big difference in philosophies, in approach within the democratic party. it is how they got to where they are in having control of congress and the house and the senate. if they didn't have a joe manchin, if he didn't exist, you can bet west virginia would be represented by a republican. if a moderate like abigail spanberger didn't win in 2018 in her moderate to conservative district in vir

also with us, paul blumenthal, former new york times reporter and continues to be a periodic contributor of the times. the author of five books including "the believer" about the harvard psychiatrist john mack who investigated u if fos -- ufos and alien encounters. we'll talk about this in a minute. we'll starlet with professor if barrett. -- start with professor barrett. give us a little bit of your background, specifically your work on justice robert jackson. >> thank you, paul, for this opportunity and really the privilege to be at the roosevelt library and homestead in every sense except actual. the path that led he to all of this us -- was really being a lawyer at first. i worked in the bureau of investigations for about seven years and then became a law professor. among hi areas, public life, public figures, legal ethics and constitutional law. and sort of a converging on the supreme court and the people on the court. and robert jackson in particular, someone who was in roosevelt's cabinet as attorney general, was confirmed by the senate through roosevelt appointments to five separ

it will be his first time before congress senator richard blumenthal confirming the news to cnbc. he will appear on december 6th as part of a series of protecting kids online instagram has come under fire after a facebook whistleblower claimed the company knew its platform could be toxic for teens. he has called the claims misleading and defended its business. >>> the pentagon unveiling a brand new team called the airborne object identification and management synchronization group. in english, we've got ourselves official ufo hunters flying saucers and alien invaders, beware. >>> and the only unsolved plane hijacking in u.s. history 50 years later. d.b. cooper has yet to be founding, dead or alive. next, a crime historian on why 'rstwee ill searching for answers half a century on. ♪ (man) still asleep. (woman vo) so, where to next? (vo) reflect on the past, celebrate the future. season's greetings from audi. >>> the pentagon is now cracking down on ufos really the department of defense announced last night that it's creating a new group to investigate reports of ufos in restrict

it will be his first time before congress senator richard blumenthal confirming the news to cnbc. he will appear on december 6th as part of a series of protecting kids online instagram has come under fire after a facebook whistleblower claimed the company knew its platform could be toxic for teens. he has called the claims misleading and defended its business. >>> the pentagon unveiling a brand new team called the airborne object identification and management synchronization group. in english, we've got ourselves official ufo hunters flying saucers and alien invaders, beware. >>> and the only unsolved plane hijacking in u.s. history 50 years later. d.b. cooper has yet to be founding, dead or alive. next, a crime historian on why 'rst >>> the pentagon is now cracking down on ufos really the department of defense announced last night that it's creating a new group to investigate reports of ufos in restricted airspace. they say it's because they pose a potential flight risk to air crews and could raise national security concerns. this all comes after a report compiled in june reveale

senator blumenthal comes before you. >> feel free to continue not looking to your left. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. secretary, i was asking you a little while ago about precise numbers of resources and the timeline and the reason that i'm very intent on resettling and the numbers and the timeline is i don't want to be back here in six months from now and for you to say if only we had resources. i would like you to tell me what the resources are now so that we can hold ourselves accountable if we fail to provide them. and we have an obligation to provide them so that the afghan refugees who come here, they are allies and partners who have been at our side in afghanistan and put their lives on the line. they risked their families, and they're coming here because they have targets on their backs there. and we have an obligation, a moral imperative, i want to salute all of the veteran groups and everyone involved in the effort. my office has been a part of a coalition that has enabled flights to leave, but as to everyone who has come to the country, we have an obligation to make sure

the floor we started the first of three row whole because i'm going to go make the first and senator blumenthal will preside at direct nice senator blackburn. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ms. kammel, i want to come to you, if i may. section 230, i know that some online sellers have used section 230 as a shield to prevent them from liability and i come from tennessee. of course, we have aftermarket auto parts that copyrights have been infringed. we have things like gibson guitars that have been infringed and not to mention books that have been published, music, but you know when you talk about the auto parts, the engines for boats and motorsports, things of that nature, sometimes we have seen in these cases where online sellers really try to hide behind section 230. so, do you see that specific part of the law as something that is a potential obstacle to consumers who are trying to get recourse for having bought something that is a fraudulent product? >> i'm very aware of section 230. it's not an area i've spent a significant amount of product-- time researching, but i do know that the sellers of

originally introduced legislation here in the senate that senators wyden, kelly, schatz, americay and blumenthal all supports is. we hope our house colleagues will take this up this afternoon or tomorrow as it is included in the build back better program to making sure we have a free press that is essential to our democracy. and that we have true competition. local news is a trusted source of news. working together, journalistic standards, local newspapers and broadcasters play a critical role in holding our elected officials accountable, shining a spotlight on important news and cheablging the issues of -- challenging the issues of the community to come to light. as a friend said local news is like hanging a lamp on a problem so the light shines through. that is why we want to make sure to continue to support having these diversity voices especially while we see on the online world unfair and uncompetitive practices that we know will be discussed by our colleagues, looked at by the department of justice, certainly legislation proposed about. but in the meantime, we want to keep these diversity