Josh Hawley: “The federal government, of course, so far has done zilch.”

“Do some state laws go too far? Oh, probably. But, I mean, listen, that's. That's federalism. So I'm very skeptical of the efforts by some to prevent states from doing anything on this. The federal government, of course, so far has done zilch. So we need states like Missouri and Arkansas and other states that have stepped Texas, that have stepped up here to protect kids, to stop predators.” (50:37–50:41)

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