mr. guffey, we'll start with you and go from my left to my right. >> thank you, mr. chairman. distinguished senators. thank you for the opportunity to testify today. my name is representative brandon guffey and i'm here to share why holding big tech companies responsibility is now my life's mission. sometimes god sends you on a path you never thought you'd be on. in july of 20 2, i lost my oldest son, gavin guffey to suicide. on his online post a week prior to his death. he said look up to where my head should have been years ago. jesus and his word has given me a high none other can compare to his love. he sent out on a black screen to his friends and his younger brother cohen guffey who's with me here today. at 1:40 a.m., gavin took his life. we quickly learned that gavin was contacted on instagram around midnight. he told his friend he would jump off game to chat with her. in just an hour my son was gone. the predator was released two weeks ago from nigeria. the predator not only attacked my son gavin, who was 17 but also began to extort my 16-year-old son, my 15-year-old co