mr. lujan: we heard from you today and from others that facebook contests the "wall street journal's" reporting on internal research rather than argue detail, i have a simple question. yes or no. does facebook have internal research indicating that instagram harms teens, particularly harming perceptions of body image which disproportionately affects girls? ms. davis: senator we have released the two studies in relation to this. what our resoarnlg showed was for people who are struggling with these issues that actually more of them found their engagement on instagram helpful than harmful. and in fact of the 12 issues we looked at, 11 of those were the case for young girls and 12 of 12 for teen boys. mr. lujan: one of the challenges i'm facing here, ms. davis is that there's two sides to this story. the problem is, facebook is telling both sides. you're seeing your own internal research as misleading and taken out of context so please help us get to the bottom of this. yes or no, will facebook re

maybe we will turn to senator wuhan -- senator lujan. >> mr. chairman, i have to go to sit in the chair starting at noon. >> i have one question. this relates to what mr. markey was asking. does facebook ever employ child psychologists or mental health professionals to deal with these children online issues that we are discussing? ms. haugen: facebook has many researchers with phd's. i assume some of them are -- i know some of them have psychology degrees. i am not sure if they are child specialist. facebook works with external agencies to protect children's rights online. chrm. blumenthal: senator lujan, after those questions we will take a break, come back at noon. sen. lee: -- sen. lujan: during the hearing the company contested their own internal research that does not exist. yes or no, does facebook have internal research indicating that instagram harms teens? particularly harming perception of the body image that disproportionately affects young women? ms. haugen: facebook has extensive research. sen. lujan: thank you for confirming these

senator lujan: i definitely look forward to following up and working with you in that space. mr. beckerman, before launching tiktok for younger users did tiktok do internal research to understand the impact it would have on young children? mr. beckerman: thank you, senator, i'm not aware but for tiktok for younger users it is curated with common sense networks and age appropriate experience but i'm not aware of any specific research. senator lujan: i'd like to follow up on that as well. product by tiktok can lead to addictive behavior and body image issues in young children and it's critical platforms work to under these problems before they take place. this is a very serious issue and one that's finally getting the attention it deserves with revelations and whistle blowers that have come forth. i urge you to take this opportunity to begin a transapparent verification of the impact your product is having on young children. and in the end i just want to follow up on something that many of us have commented on. leading up to these important hearings. and i appreciate the chair's at

lujan: i look forward to working with you in that space. before launching tiktok for younger users, did tiktok to any internal research to understand the impact it would have on young children? mr. beckerman: it's i am not aware that the content is curated when it comes to networks. it is age-appropriate but i'm not aware of the research. sen. lujan: i would like to follow-up. problems like tiktok can lead to addictive behavior and body image choose. -- issues. . it is critical to understand them before they take place. this is a serious issue finally getting the attention it deserves with revelations of whistleblowers that have come forward. i urge you to take this opportunity to get an evaluation of the impact your product is having on young children and in the end, i want to follow-up on something many of us have and, as commented on leading up to these important hearings. i appreciate the chairs attention to this. both him and the ranking member have authored legislation. of the subcommittee, they have partnered on legislative initiatives. it is critically important we continue moving forward and that we mark up legislation and get something adopted and i'm hopeful that her

mr. dantonio? and we can hear you, fantastic. >> ok. chairman huffman, ranking member bentz, distinguished members of the subcommittee, i am the state -- for new mexico and governor lujan grisham's representative on the colorado river impact. i am happy to be able to appear here before you regarding the current issues related to the colorado river basin. first, the shortages. in the 1922 colorado river compact, the seven colorado river basin states agreed to share the colorado river with each basin, the exclusive beneficial end use of the water per year. since 2000, the colorado river basin has entered a period of continued drought. the upper states have been taking shortages for the past two decades. in new mexico, large droughts occur annually in the basin. the major diversion project authorized by congress in 1962 to deliver san juan water to new mexico's municipalities and pablo's around the rio grande, particularly in the last decade, and is an example in 2021, we experienced a shortage of 40%. what key components of the upper basin plan, as the drought operation response agreement, they fell below the critical elevation unless the six months -- in less than six m

mr. lujan: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico hue i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar 346, xochitl torres small and that the senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate. mr. lujan: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. lujan: i ask unanimous consent that the senate consider calendar 346, xochitl torres small of new mexico to be under secretary of agriculture for rural development and that the senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the department of agriculture, xochitl torres small of new mexico to be under secretary, consumer products safety commission -- the presiding officer: the question is on the nomination. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirme

. -- mr. lujan: it's an honor to speak about the john lewis voting rights protection act for all americans. our democracy is at its strongest when every american can participate and make their voice heard, something that our friend, our colleague, a mentor to many of us, the late john lewis, it's what he fought for his entire life. but in too many communities across america, voter suppression efforts are making it harder for americans to vote, especially native americans who continue to experience geographic, linguistic and legal barriers. that's why i'm proud that the john lewis voting rights advancement act includes the native american voting rights act, which i was proud to introduce in august in the senate. i spent years fighting for in the house developing this legislation with voting rights advocates across america. this much-needed legislation would protect the sacred right to vote and reduce barriers to the ballot box for voters living on tribal lands, vital progress to protect the sacred ri