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Josh Hawley: “Congress hasn't acted on this issue because of money. It's…”

Featuring: Josh Hawley, Republican | U.S. Senate Missouri

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Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Briefing on AI Chatbots

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Real people, cyberbullying. Why has Congress not come together on this issue? What is it going to take to. Actually, no, it hasn't. It hasn't acted. Congress hasn't acted on this issue because of money. It's because of the power of the tech companies. I mean, let's just be honest. These companies are the wealthiest companies in the world. They're the Wealthiest companies in the history of the world and they're the most powerful companies on this hill. (38:21–38:27)

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Asserts that Congress has not acted on online safety issues due to the influence of tech companies.

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