and our next witness today is adam blanchard. mr. blanchard is principal and c.e.o. of taneger logistics and double diamond transport. mr. blanchard founded his companies in 2014. and he currently operates 90 trucks and ploys over 20 freight brokers. mr. blanchard, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, senator young. subcommittee members, thank you for the opportunity to testify. my name is adam blanchard and i'm the co-founder and c.e.o. of double diamond transport and taneger logistics. our trucking company was launched following a conversation i had with a close friend around my kitchen table. we put our first truck on the road in 2014. and we formed our brokerage, shortly thereafter. like moment small business owners we face daily challenges, yet we were blessed with an exceptional team. together, we persevered and built a company that everyone in our organization can be proud of. we created dozens of jobs in the san antonio, texas, area, and today we operate about 90 trucks and 280 trailers. about a year ago, our american dream turned into a nightmar

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blanchard who was president trump's nominee of deputy attorney general, i know that protecting children online is an issue that unifies members of this committee as you can see. i am disappointed. i explained that if we want to protect children, the last thing we should do is fire prosecutors who fight child exploitation and impose hiring freeze that stops them from filing these, filling these vacancies. that's what's happening. i think we should note that environment in which we are having this hearing. moreover, there was a funding freeze briefly that cut-off funding to internet crimes against children task forces that fights child exploitation in every state. so, child exploitation is a multi faceted issue. i want to get back to professor leary who says the state ought to have the right to go after child exploitation in court and they are not able to do so because of section 230. does that cover both criminal as well as civil prosecutions by states? >> professor leary: it has been interpreted that way. the state and the way it is interpreted, there are language of section 230 in comm