klobuchar: thank you. mr. henderson, comment briefly on the strong federal protections for henderson -- election workers like those in the freedom to vote act. >> as we heard from both secretary hobbs and commissioner schmidt, the courage they have demonstrated in carrying out their responsibilities should not become the standard by which election administrators are measured. how can we possibly expect individuals, regardless of party affiliation, to come to the american people's rescue by serving effectively in their job as an election administrator when they face death threats that go beyond the norm based on disinformation that continues to spew forth in ways that corrupt the integrity of our elections? certainly we think the for the people of the freedom to vote act and john lewis voting rights advancement act have protections that election workers can benefit from. the fact they challenged -- that legislation challenges the way responsibilities, that is to say it protects them from the kind of interferenc

senator klobuchar? sen. klobuchar: thank you for shining a light on how facebook time and time again has put profit over people. when their own research found that more than 13% of teen girls say that instagram made their thoughts worse, they proposed instagram for kids which has now been put on pause. when they found out the algorithms are fostering polarization, misinformation, and hate that they allowed 99% of their violent content to remain unchecked on their platform, including lead up to the january 6 insurrection, what do they do? they now, as we know, mark zuckerberg is going sailing and say no apologies. i think the time has come for action. i think you are the catalyst for that action. you have said privacy legislation is not enough. i completely agree with you. i think you know we have not done anything to update privacy laws, federal privacy laws, nothing, zilch, in any major way. wife question mark because there are lobbyists -- why? because there are lobbyists all around the building hired by t

search klobuchar: ok. my work with the antitrus subcommittee takes me in related paths and i recently introduced is the bipartisan legislation and choice online act which with senator grassley and others who -- including senator bloomen that will who are co-sponsors of that legislation and it's focused only a gnarly problem, which is that you have platforms that are self referencing their own stuff at the top and taking, in some cases, data that they uniquely have on other products and making knockoff products and underpricing the competitors. ms. miller, they say youtube has made unfair demands on negotiations for caring the a.m. on ruku, including they the search results which is exactly what this legislation and gives roku access to youtube for nonpublic data. nonpublic data from ruku users. did youtube make these demands? >> senator, i am not involved in the negotiations with ruku. i know we've been having discussion with them for several months and we are trying to come with to a resolution, but i'm n

senator klobuchar. ms. klobuchar: we now know that facebook's own research shows that instagram worsens body image issues for one in three teenage girls. were you aware of those findings before "the wall street journal" article came out? ms. daste: what those findings are are actually of teenage girls who already expressed having that issue. one is one too many. ms. klobuchar: i have five minutes, and i appreciate that, we'll put that on the record but were you aware of the find bfertion "the wall street journal" article came out? ms. davis: i work -- ms. klobuchar: i was actually asking a polite question. were you aware, could you answer yes or no? ms. davis: yes, i was. ms. klobuchar: what specific steps did you take in response to your own research and when? ms. davis: senator, i don't know if i can give you exact dates but this research has fueled numerous product changes. so for example in the context of eating disorders we now have a dedicated reporting flow for eating disorder content. we also pop up

klobuchar:. -- sen. klobuchar:. -- sen. klobuchar: thank you.ecision in shelby county the majority wrote that when congress establishes a process for plea clarence, -- preclearance, it must do so in a way that makes sense of current conditions. how do the updates to the voting rights act respond to the supreme court critique and do you agree that is relevant to our evaluation of current conditions that this year alone on -- 400 bels have been introduced across the country and at least 31 of them have been signed into law? ms. clarke: the bill does a number of things. it tethers preclearance formula to current conditions which is the instruction from the supreme court in the shelby ruling. and also the hearings that congress has been conducting since at least 2019 to be important because they have provided an opportunity for congress to hear about this current conditions on the ground across the country. the bill also provides stronger protections for native american and alaskan native voters, which is important. it does a number of other things

i now recognize senator klobuchar. >> thank you very much. madame chairwoman, thank you for holding this hearing. thank you, senator scott as well. so i'm over judiciary where we're having another hearing i'm chairing but i wanted to be on. i think you know how much i care about this inbound international travel has historically been the nation's second largest industry export before the pandemic. as we know we saw 91 percent decrease in international visitors since the pandemic. and senator blunt and i have long led the bipartisan legislation to continue the funding of brand u.s.a. to restore some of the funding and i appreciate the work all my colleagues have been doing on this. ms. barnes, i guess i would start with you. our bill would direct the secretary of treasury to temporarily allow the department of commerce to access critical funning to help fund brand u.s.a. next year as the travel industry starts to rebound, the recent announcement of allowing international travelers in, with vaccinations, can you speak to the importance of resto

more on the new controls in a moment, but first senator amy klobuchar demanding new laws. >> i believe the time for conversation is done and a time for action is now. basically for so long the social media companies have been saying in the other tech platforms, trust us, we got this. look where we are now. >> facebook's vice president of global affairs says it's impossible to block all misinformation and hate speech. >> one-third of the world's population platforms, you will see the good, bad and ugly of human nation on the platforms. i think those investments, that technology and some of the evidence of how little hate speech there now is compared to a few years ago shows that we are moving in the right direction. >> a number of organizations say they are done, including the nation's largest latino civil rights, and in a statement writes our experience over the past few years has shown it's not possible for facebook to

the bipartisan bill, with senators klobuchar and rosen, that will promote international travel as we recover from this covid issue. i think everybody here, we are all going to help to make sure that we get this industry back. i'm looking forward to working with all my colleagues, as we go back to record tourism and all of our states. and this could create good paying jobs in all of our states. thank you chairman. >> thank you senator scott. i will yield now, to senator quicker. the ranking member of the committee. senator wicker. >> we are holding this hearing, to examine legislative ripples, and tourism and create jobs. new tourism trade, and the subcommittee has been active in this congress. and i'm encouraged by the bipartisan nature of this work. and this is certainly a bipartisan issue we are talking about today. the travel interest industry, is a pillar of the american connery. nearly 40% of all u.s. jobs were lost because of pandemic were in leisure and hospitality employment. during the worst part of the pandemic, unemployment in these areas reached over 50% or 200%. [inaudib

thank you. >> thank you, senator klobuchar. i would remind everyone, have committed to provide the research -- you have committed to provide the research and we look forward to receiving it within days or weeks, not months. particularly appreciate senator klobuchar's reference to creating liability as a strong incentive, which would involve reform of section 230. >> mr. chair, if i could put this letter from the parents and to record. -- into the record. sen. blumenthal: without objection. >> thank you. sen. blumenthal: we have been joined by senator cantwell remotely. >> mr. chairman, i defer to my colleagues. senator markey. senator baldwin. sen. blumenthal: thanks very much. senator markey. >> thank you, mr. chairman, very much. the problem is clear, big tech preys on children and teens to make more money. now is the time for the legislative solutions to these problems. and that starts with privacy. i have introduced bipartisan legislation to give children and teens the privacy bill of rights for the 21st century. today, a 1

like i said, we have senator amy klobuchar. very smart. policy very well at the state and national level. she has a bill for regulation. she has not been sleeping about this, she just can't get buy-in. what did she make of what mcnamee said? what is the future for her bill or any kind of regulation, next. feel stuck with credit card debt? move to sofi and feel what it's like to get your money right. ♪ move your high-interest debt to a sofi personal loan. you could save with low rates and no fees. earn $10 just for viewing your rate and get your money right. ♪ we strip in the community garden. i've been stripping here for years. i strip before take-off. breathe right strips open your nose for relief you can feel right away, helping you take in air more easily, wherever you are. discover card i just got my cashback match is this for real? yup! we match all the cash back new card members earn at the end of their first year automatically woo! i got my mo-ney! it's hard to contain yourself isn't it? uh- huh! well let it go! woooo! get a dollar

you spoke with amy klobuchar about her battle with cancer. i want to listen to that. >> reporter: on this capitol hill ball field, a bipartisan team of female lawmakers face off a team of female reporters. at the annual congressional women's softball game. >> we now have runners on first and second. >> reporter: announcing the game with yours truly and nbc's andrea mitchell is senator amy klobuchar. >> now it's time to play ball. let's go. >> reporter: for 10 years, klobuchar has been calling the fame and helping with its core mission, raising money to combat breast cancer. this year is different. it's personal. . >> i was in d.c. in my apartment by myself. i got the call. they just said it's actually stage 1a cancer. >> reporter: breast cancer diagnosed in the spring. >> i was scared. because i was so surprised. i had always felt good. boy, did i learn a lot about don't put off your exams. >> reporter: she put it off for a couple of years. >> i was going to have an exam. then the pandemic started. they closed things down, right. and so i the

senator klobuchar, always a pleasure to have you here. thanks for focussing on this today in such a potent and incisive way. >> thank you, rachel. >> all right. much more ahead tonight.inve stay with us. (sfx: continued vee calamity.) just think, he'll be driving for real soon. every new chevy equinox comes standard with chevy safety assist, including automatic emergency braking. find new peace of mind. find new roads. chevrolet. in business, setbacks change everything. so get comcast business internet and add securityedge. it helps keep your network safe by scanning for threats every 10 minutes. and unlike some cybersecurity options, this helps protect every connected device. yours, your employees' and even your customers'. so you can stay ahead. get started with a great offer and ask how you can add comcast business securityedge. plus for a limited time, ask how to get a $500 prepaid card when you upgrade. call today. >>> there are people working today that just before the pandemic started. household wealth is up. people are buying more

i will say as i would have anticipated senator klobuchar asked a number of the questionsr i was going to ask and we have worked closely on these issues for a long time.th i do hope that the brand u.s.a. solution we're collectively proposing gets us back in the competition for foreign y travelers. they are important to us. i think, clearly, they're also important not just to our economy but to our relationshipn around the world. it is in so many ways our best diplomatic effort to have people come here and they almost always like us better when they leave e than they thought they would even if they thought they'd likh us a lot when they got here.so and so that's all good.r i would say another thing that senator klobuchar and i have asked the administration to do through the department of commerce is to study the report on the effects that covid-19 had on the travel and tourism industry really to be sure we know what we're doing as we move forward. i think maybe i'd pose to everyg person on the panel starting he with mr. shah, beyond the economic impact, which i think we have -- will cle

joining us now is senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. senator, it's good to see you again. thank you for joining us tonight. i have to wonder, you get so granular. pleasure to have you here. >> i enjoyed it. thank you. >> you get so granular in your discussions. i'm grateful that you do. but if you pull back, the issue is in hearing after hearing, there is an issue with tech companies writ large, not just facebook, and the fact that they are helpful in some places and they are handy in some places. but they're really dangerous. and roger mcnamee was asking whether or not there should be something like fda for technology in america, something that says this is dangerous, this is unsafe, and we need to figure out a way to regulate it. >> so, i'm hoping that we broke the trend today. the trend is hearings. maybe we get great information. maybe the senators ask probing questions or the house member and nothing happened because every corner you turn is a lobbyist. more and more people that are paid for by tech, that come up to the senators that show up at fund-raisers, and big s

>> thank you center klobuchar.hat we intend to do at this point in time is to step back, to talk with more parents, to engage with more policymakers like yourselves. to engage with more experts. what i do know is that parents are, your pants under the age with children under 13 are allowing their children onto sites between the ages of eight and 12. >> but i ask who's going to make the decision? if you answer the question i'd let you go ahead but i was asking who will make the decision about whether to t on pause they work on developing the program? >> certainly a collaborative team within the country. it will be done with the guidance and expertise of our youth advisors. sharing from parents, showing from policy makers fix i know that'st' guidance. i was asking the identity of the person making the decision that's all for it i will do that in writing for. >> i don't have it thing a person sorry et cetera. >> last quarter reported advertising for use in the u.s. and canada, this is for a quarter was $51 per quarter

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. >> thank you chairwoman klobuchar ranking member blunt and members of the committee. thank you for the invitation to be here today. next week will mark one year since the 2020 general election. unfortunately, an arizona and in other states, some choose to believe the 2020 election has still not ended. to be clear, president joe biden won arizona in a free and fair election which was conducted according to the letter of the law. in arizona there were at least ninene postelection legal challenges. although every challenge failed, as the lawsuits mounted 70 threats against me and otherwe election officials. two weeks after the election, armed protesters gathered outside my home andnd chanted, katy come out and play, we are watching you. i never expected holding this officet would result in far right trolls threatening my children, threading my 'husband's employment at a children's hospital, or calling my office saying i deserve to die and asking what is she wearing today so she will be easy to get? these threats have continued against me and others. but what concerns mor

and then we'll go to senator blackburn and senator klobuchar. i spent a number of years as an attorney general helping to lead litigation against big tobacco. i came to hear from a lot of smokers how grateful they were. ironically and unexpectedly, that someone was fighting big tobacco. because they felt they had been victim'sed as children. they started smoking when they were 7, 8, 12 years old, because big tobacco was hooking them and as we developed the research very methodically and purposefully, addicting them at that early age when they believed that they would make themselves nor popular, that they would be more hip. and now nicotine has addictive properties. what is it about facebook's tactics of hooking young people that makes it similar to what big tobacco has done? >> facebook's own research about instagram contains quotes from kids saying, i feel bad when i use instagram, but i also feel like i can't stop. i know that the more time i spend on this the worse i feel. but i just can't -- they want the next click, they want the next like

this is a plea to senators tina smith and amy klobuchar, to do the right thing r the pele of minnesota, the waters of our great lake superior, for future generations. amy: finally, we look at one of the two journalists awarded the nobel peace prize friday, editor in chief of the russian newspaper which has lost four journal -- which has lost more journalists to murder than any other russian news outlet. >> this award is for -- fallen professionals who gave their lives for the profession. i am not the right beneficiary for this prize. amy: we will speak with katrina vanden heuvel, publisher of the nation magazine, who has been reporting on russia for the last 30 years. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the pharmaceutical company merck has asked drug regulators in the united states and europe to authorize the first antiviral pill to treat covid-19 patients at home. public health officials hope approval of the drug, molnupiravir, could help reduce the strain on hospitals. in other pandemic news, the officia

senator klobuchar, sullivan and blood for the major contributions to the bill and so many of the members of this subcommittee and full committee and are leaving or collating privations and the draft on the bus. i want to thank my colleagues from nevada senator cortez masto for her teams contribution to the development of this legislative package and i look forward to continuing to party with her to advance policy changes that grow nevada's travel and tourism industry. i'm looking forward today tutoring from all of our witnesses about how we can improve our legislation before bring it before the broader commerce committee for a boat and into the senate floor. testifying today on the bill we had industry experts from yes travel association, global business travel association, the airports council international, north america, have american hotel and lodging association. it is my hope that today's hearing will demonstrate why we need to pass the tour bus package and provide a forum for an engaging discussion i had for the support travel and tourism businesses and workers as industry covers.

. >> and amy klobuchar, she questioned frances -- in a senate meeting three weeks ago. >> he said facebooklemented safeguards to reduce misinformation ahead of the 2020 election, but turned off those safeguards right after the election. you know that the insurrection occurred january 6th, do you think facebook turned off the safeguards because they were costing the company money, or because it was reducing profit? >> facebook changed those safety defaults in the run up to the election because they knew they were dangerous. and because they wanted that growth back they wanted the acceleration on the platform back after the election and they return to their original defaults. the fact that they had to break the glass on january 6th and turn back on i think that is deeply problematic. >> joining us now is senator amy klobuchar. thank you for joining us. i just want to say, this situation it is just crazy and this is an extremely dangerous product that can be a safe product just like air travel. air travel is extremely dangerous if you just don't do the maintenance. >> i love the way mr. horow

i'll speak to top facebook executive nick clegg and critic amy klobuchar, next. >>> plus, do your job. as democratic leaders struggle to pass their priorities, democrats are feeling the pressure. one democrat on the ballot next month has a tough message for the president and his party in washington. virginia gubernatorial candidate terry mcauliffe joins me next. >>> evidence suggests the delta surge is beginning to slow. where is the u.s. now in the fight against covid-19? i'll ask dr. anthony fauci in moments. >>> hello, i'm dana bash in washington where the state of our union is wondering if it's safe to scroll. the world got a new reminder last week of how reliant we are on social media and how social media can heighten or amplify users' darkest impulses. lawmakers are now vowing to act, and add that to washington's very long list of promises, including president biden's top priorities which remain mired in inter-party fueuds. there is evidence that this string of policies is weighing down democrats starting to win in states across the country. we're going to talk to the former hea

klobuchar: i'm concerned about content promoting anorexia and the like.that the algorithms push some of this content to young girls? ms. haugen: facebook knows that engagement-based rankings, the way they pick content for young users, all users, amplifies preferences. they have done a proactive response where they take things they have heard for example can you be led by the algorithms to anorexia content? they re-created this experiment and confirmed yes, this happens to people. facebook knows they are leading young users to anorexia content. amy: she also questioned about the role of facebook on the january 6 attack on the capitol. sen. klobuchar: on 60 minutes you said that facebook implemented safeguards to reduce misinformation ahead of the 2020 election, but turned off those safeguards right after the election. you know the insurrection occurred january 6. do you think facebook turned off the safeguards because they were costing the company money, reducing profits? ms. haugen: facebook is emphasizing a false choice. they said the safeguards that wer

senator klobuchar serves on the senate judiciary committee. she joins me now. senator klobuchar, moments ago it looks like enough republicans moved forward to vote on the debt ceiling. let's just start with that. is that correct? >> that's correct. i literally, chris, am a few yards away from the senate floor because we have a series of votes tonight. with senator blunt's vote and senator rounds vote, 11 republicans. i will note only 11 republicans voted with every single democrat, all 50 democrats to make sure that we stand by our country's obligation. otherwise our credit rating would have plummeted. we would have basically hurt regular people with interest rates rising and unemployment going up. it's unbelievable that they brought us to this brink, but in the end they caved and senator mcconnell after saying he wouldn't do it agreed that through december, and that's what we have now, through december to work this out most importantly for us this is a time period where we can get the build back better bills done. we're not going to go into that tonight but yo

. >>> and senator amy klobuchar questioned frances haugen in a senate hearing three weeks ago. >> youaid that facebook implemented safeguards to reduce misinformation ahead of the 2020 election but turned off those safeguards right after the election. you know that the insurrection occurred january 6th. do you think that facebook turned off the safeguards because they were costing the company money, because it was reducing profits? >> facebook changed those safety defaults in the run-up to the election because they knew they were dangerous and because they wanted that growth back, they wanted the acceleration of the platform back after the election, they returned to their original defaults. the fact that they had to break the glass on january 6th and turn them back on, i think that's deeply problematic. >> joining us now, democratic senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. thank you very much for joining us, senator. >> thank you, lawrence. >> i have to say, this situation is just crazy. this is an extremely dangerous product that can be a safe product just like air travel. air travel is e

joining me now, the minnesota democratic senator amy klobuchar. i want to hear your thoughts about all of this coming up but first something personal. how are you doing? i know you announced you had been diagnosed earlier this year with breast cancer stage 1 thankfully because of early diagnosis and you've worked straight through it. you were cochairing those critical hearings on the january 6th homeland and rules committee. i don't know how you did it but talk to me about how you're doing. >> well, thank you, andrea. i know you've been through this yourself and talk about someone who keeps working. for me, my family, my friends were incredible. it makes you step back and realize every day is a gift and it coincided with my dad, the long good-bye and dying in the middle of it. but i have the gift that i can pass on, having come through this with a lumpectomy and radiation with doctors at mayo clinic saying my chances of getting cancer are just the same as anyone else in the general population which is a great outcome. but i can now pass on the fac

what's happening out and so i'm just tired of hearing trust us. >> doesn't sound like senator klobuchar is satisfied. some people are skeptical they ink that these features are vague at best. senator klobuchar are would prefer that congress actually take action and create laws and measures that require social media companies to protect children's privacy and safety and mental health. >> still ahead on the kron 00:00am morning news niners rookie trey lance having a rough start at quarterback. you in the states, but also giving us some pretty optimism to on the field. >> and travel is expected to pick up this holiday season. we'll tell you what experts say people should start cooking or when they should start booking flights loft all that coming up. john. >> and sunshine throughout the course of the day today, 60's and 70's sounds pretty great but then you add in the winds which are making for some heightened fire danger and some jacket where the conditions i've got your forecast. >> and we started the morning with multiple hot spots now looks like traffic is starting to even out there ex

today's hearing was presided over by the chair of the rules committee, amy klobuchar. she made it clear that growing threats demand a federal response. we have seen an effort to mount a federal response. democrats proposed one in the form of the freedom to vote act, which among other things would have created enhanced protection for election officials. that bill was voted down by senate republicans last week. they would not even agree to allow debate on it. we know what the threat is. what is the way to address the threat? if republicans stand unified aens even trying to. joining us now is the chair of the senate rules committee, minnesota senior senator amy klobuchar. chanks for making time to be with us tonight. >> thanks, rachel. could i first thank you for covering this hearing. you know how much is going on in washington today this week, this month, and i was afraid it was going to get forgotten, honestly. and those people that came forward were so courageous to even tell their stories. mr. schmitd, the republican from philadelphia talked about the fact that he kn

joining us now is the chair of the senate rules committee, amy klobuchar. senator it's great to see you. thanks for making time to be with us tonight. >> thanks rachel. >> could i just first thank you for you know how much is going on in washington, today this, week this month, and i was afraid it was going to get forgotten honestly. those people that came forward, we're so courageous to even tell their story, is mr. schmidt, the republican from philadelphia, talked about the fact that he knew he put himself at greater risk by even coming forward. but he was telling the story of so many, democrats, republicans from big cities, from little towns in rural areas, who are election officials, who have been through a, and their families have been threatened. and not all of them have the police protection that he said he has been able to get. i just want to thank you for highlighting it. because it is frightening frightening thing. and there are a number of solutions. >> i want to talk about those proposed illusions and how we would get. there i do want to, say wh

first, let me say, senator klobuchar very aptly raised with you the principal obstacle to our achieving legislative reform in the past, which is tons of money spent on lobbyists and other kinds of influence peddling, to use a pejorative word, that is so evidence here -- so evident here in the united states congress. some of it is dark money, some of it is very overt. the point i would like to make to you personally is your being here really sends a profound message to our nation that one person can really make a difference. one person standing up, speaking out can overcome a lot of those obstacles for us. and you have crystallized in a way our consciousness here. you have been a catalyst for change in a way we haven't seen, and i have been working on these issues for 10, 15 years. you have raised awareness in a way that i think is very unique. thank you not only for your risk-taking and courage, and strengthen standing up come but also for the effect it has had. -- standing up, but also for the effect it has had. i think there are other whistleblowers out there. i think there are other