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Lori Trahan: “We've done that before. We did that with social media…”

Featuring: Lori Trahan, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 3rd Congressional District

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Daily Pulse: June 15, 2026 (Congresswoman Trahan Talks AI)

Published | Video Starts at 03:38

And so for me, like, I can't stand by and watch the most powerful companies set the rules of the road in the absence of Congress. We've done that before. We did that with social media companies, and we're paying the price for it still. Our kids are paying the price. And so, you know, I, I work well with the Republican on the committee that I sit on. (03:38–03:44)

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Asserts that the lack of early regulation for social media companies has had negative consequences.

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