i go, "ladies and gentlemen, nick thune."eat? like, would you want to eat italian food or would you want to have chinese food oh, you know what? never mind let's eat in the hotel room. >> and then i would pitch you on some of my business ideas [ laughter ] "hey, what do you think about scented wi-fi? [ laughter ] i think we're gonna go big." >> jimmy: that made me laugh so hard i loved it it would get longer and longer every time i'd introduce you i go, "oh, my gosh, this guy is amazing. i want to talk about also, you're going on tour "known european tour." but, also, you're starring in this film, "mixtape. it's a beautiful movie, by the way. it is funny, but it's also very touching a nice family movie if you guys want to check it out >> you know -- no, i'm not going to say it. i will say it. i love you [ audience aws ] >> jimmy: you weren't going to say it >> i wasn't going to say it. >> jimmy: why weren't you going to say it? >> because i was taught to bury my emotions. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my goodness. but now it's y

the biggest problem facing thune is former president trump. mr.ke the current senate g.o.p. leadership. he has asked republicans to bounce the minority leader mitch mcconnell from his post, the former president called thune a rhino. mcconnell hopes that thune remains as the whip in 2023. >> his party needs him in the senate and the country needs him in the senate and i hope that senator thune will indeed after the holidays announce he's going to run for re-election. >> a potential thune departure could shake up who emerges as mcconnell's eventual successor. if thune leaves other possibilities are senators john cornyn, john barrasso and lindsey graham. bret? >> bret: okay, chad. thank you. illinois stated senator kimberly light foot ford and her husband were victims of a carjacking last night in suburban light ford in that area. police say multiple gunshots were fired but no one was injured. police in south philadelphia meantime say congresswoman mary gay scanlon was the victim of another carjacking this afternoon. scanlon was walking to her parked

john thune, only 60 years old.etire on the precipice of potentially being the leader which sends a loud statement about who is and is not eager to serve in today's gop congress. >> yeah. >> that said, phil, i think we pier going to know some news here pretty soon on this front from senator thune. there's definitely folks in congress who still think he's inclined to run again. he's a competitor, how do you walk away when you have a chance to be leader? >> that is a tease. that's a tease from j. mart. >>> coming up ahead, crews are set to open a second time capsule found at the site of the robert e. lee statue. for your most brilliant smile, crest has you covered. [girls laugh] -nice smile, brad. -nice! thanks? crest 3d white. 100% stain removal. crest. the #1 toothpaste brand in america. [ joe ] my teeth were a mess. i had a lot of pain. as far as my physical health, my body was telling me you got to do something. and so i came to clearchoice. your mouth is the gateway to your body. joe's treatment plan was replacin

thune for five minutes. thank you, mr. chairman. how did the fcc's covid 19 telehealth program help expand the reach of of led care and i used to know it as a vera e care -- valley care telehealth services. is there anything we should know as policymakers about the program? what worked well, what didn't? >> we used the funds to create another situation of telehealth in more emergency settings more , skilled nursing facilities and specifically in that home setting. so the funding really worked very well for us. some of the things that worked very well and were difficult at the same time, it was very quick notice. it seemed like we had to be first in line. and so we applied within 24 hours, which is no small feat when you're trying to collect all those tools. nonetheless, we were very happy to apply. i think that worked very well. we were able to get equipment out and we were actually able to get equipment out quickly. the reimbursement for that equipment took nearly 12 months. so due to the paperwork and processes that are in place a

john thune is not a maga guy. when was the last time we heard a full paragraph out of john thune?ut there, they do their senate leadership conferences and you don't hear a peep out of john thune. he does not have the where with all to take over a republican caucus that has the likes of a ted cruz and you know, josh holly, and lindsey graham and all of these maga wannabes. mitch mcconnell's soul left his body years ago, so he can handle it. he's been focused on running the senate and he's very good at that. but john thune doesn't have the intestinal fortitude to take that over. it goes to show you again that those people who think that republicans can just move on from donald trump and leave him in the rear view, that's not the case. he's still the head of the republican party. still the driving factor behind the decision making process for a lot of these republicans. that's why they're retiring or deciding they're not going to say anything and just sit back. that's problematic for republicans moving forward because this is not sustainable. and if perception wasn't reality, joe bid

thune: mr. chairman, i would suggest that as has been pointed out, i think there are a number of things we need to address. congress needs to be heard from in the space and particularly with respect to the use of algorithms and the way users are manipulated and particularly young people, i hope we can move quickly and directly and in a meaningful way to address this issue. thank you. chair blumenthal: i think we have strong consensus on that interview -- issue. similar baldwin. sen. baldwin: i would like to note that the series of hearings began with a revelation that internal research at facebook revealed the negative impact on teenagers' body images from using the company's instagram platform and we learned, based on research by the chairman staff, how quickly someone on instagram can go from viewing content on healthy eating to being directed toward posting that focuses on unhealthy plaque to says including glorifying eating disorders. i know we do not have facebook and instagram before us to

mainstream conservatives like john thune, do they still want to serve in the congress with presidentthe gop. john, if he does not run again and retires at the age of 60, on the precipice of potentially being a leader, that's an extraordinary choice and would say a lot about the quality of life of serving in congress. and serving in congress with president trump constantly in the shadows. if you just look at recent history, you can go back to 2018. there's now a long roster of mainstream conservatives who have retired rather than faced trump-backed primary. bob corker and jeff flake in 2018 through a longer list today. it would effectively put an exclamation point on that list of folks and the gop who said, you know what, it's not worth it. i want to call it a i career. . >> i secretly think you know what he is going to do or at least have a strong suspicion about what he is going to do. . >> you know, i've gone back and forth on this myself over the course of this year based on reporting in conversations. he is slightly more likely to run than not run. just the pocket of being a lead

senator john thune, thank you very much for joining us.e just ask you flat out, what is the argument for not having the government require large employers to make sure that they're employees are vaccinated or tested once a week? >> well, i think several arguments, one is just the impact it would have on the workforce. all of us have heard from our employers in the states. i think the number in south dakota is on the order of 30% of workers wouldn't be able to go to work if this vaccine mandate were put into place, and i think the belief that a lot of us have -- and i'm pro-vaccine, i'm vaccinated, i encourage people in south dakota and everywhere else i go to get vaccinated all the time -- but i think it's hard to have a federal government have you a regulatory agency impose this manhattan and i don't think they have the constitutional authority to do that. we're putting congress on record and i think tonight will have a bipartisan vote in favor of overturning this manhattan. >> woodruff: senator, there's more evidence coming in every day,

senator thune and i came to congress 25 years ago.nds and we worked together in senate leadership certainly, the country will benefit if he decides to stay. this is just a decision that he has to make. certainly, in my case it seemed to me that time to bring this chapter to a close and i'm looking forward to what we are going to be doing next year. then cardin and i are working on a couple major issues, mental health issue i mentioned earlier what we could do to put more health research and what did we learn from covid, what do we need to do to enhance testing. i think it's going to be a great opportunity for the congress, certainly i hope senator thune continues to be an important leader in our country and i look forward to working with him between now and the end of next year. mike: senator blunt, thank you. always good to speak with you. >> thank you. mike: up next we bring an arsenic group to discuss out president biden did on covid and other areas when-- one year in. ♪♪ ♪♪ the history she writes in her clear blue skies. the legen

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judy: senator john thune, thank you very much. >> thanks, judy, appreciate it. the supreme court grappled once again today with the issue of church and state. as john yang reports, today's arguments about whether taxpayer funds can be used to pay tuition at local schools -- religious schools in maine comes on the heels of recent cases in which the justices sided with religious freedom advocate. john: olivia carson lives in a maine town so small that it doesn't have its own high school. in this largely rural state, more than half the school districts don't have high schools. those districts help pay tuition at state approved private schools if that's what parents want. olivia's parents chose bangor christian schools, which both of them had attended as well. olivia's mother -- >> really good academics, really good. small classroom size. and pretty much a family atmosphere. you didn't worry when they went to school. john: they also liked what the school describes as a high school curriculum designed from a biblical worldview. >> it's the same kind of atmosphere we

senator john thune says while he still encourages americans to get their shots. and i say that as somebody who like some of my colleagues. >> his pro vaccine. he calls the mandate federal overreach something that the federal government should be interfering with indiana republican senator mike braun spearheaded the effort at a wednesday press are he said the mandate would hurt not help the economy. when you put it in these terms either get it or you lose your job. you're on the wrong side of the issue. but democrats say it's republicans on the wrong side. my friends, america. we're in the middle of a public health crisis. senate majority leader chuck schumer slammed the effort wednesday. it's crazy. he says republicans are ignoring science to score political points. and what is the science show. the more people get vaccinated. the greater chance. we have to eliminate or and certainly greatly reduce the virulence. >> and widespread of this of this disease. the wednesday vote is largely symbolic and the white house has already vowed to push back if it comes to the

thune: i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: madam president, democrats pushed to pass their tax-and-spending spree continues to show the difference between the republicans and democrats' vision of government. it is about more than just the amount of money we want to spend. it's also about what the money represents. in the general, more money means more government, and more government usually means less freedom. republicans don't oppose democrats' tax-and-spending spree because it would cost more money or drive up our debt. it would do both of those things. and the negative economic consequences alone are a sufficient reason to oppose democrats' build back bankrupt plan. but it is about a lot more. with their build back bankrupt plan, democrats envision a society in which government is involved in nearly every aspect of americans' life, from to quote a "new york times" article, cradle to grave. that's not a vision republicans share, primarily because a government that is involved

senator john thune says while he still encourages americans to get their shots. i say that as somebody who like some of my colleagues, his pro vaccine. he calls the mandate federal overreach that something that the federal government should be interfering with indiana republican senator mike braun spearheaded the effort by wednesday presser. he set the mandate would hurt not help the economy. when you put it in these terms either get it or you lose your job. you're on the wrong side of the issue. but democrats say it's republicans on the wrong side. my friends, america. we're in the middle of a public health crisis. senate majority leader chuck schumer slammed the effort wednesday. it's crazy. he says republicans are ignoring science to score political points. and what is the science show. the more people get vaccinated. the greater chance. we have to eliminate or and certainly greatly reduce the vera lynn's. >> and widespread of this of this disease. the wednesday vote is largely symbolic and the white house has already vowed to push back if it comes to the pres

. >>> plus, we have nick thune, music from wiz kid and some fun talent from fans at home tonight. >>>eb services is getting back online after a major outage. it created problems across the country. aws started having problems around 8:00 a.m., amazon's online retail was impacted as well as prime video, netflix, >>> new guidance for stanford students returning to campus after winter break. students living on campus will need to take a rapid test the day they arrive. and then, be tested two more times that first week. vaccinated faculty, staff, and post docs will also be tested regularly. as for parties and gatherings, they will be prohibited for the first two weeks back on campus. masks will be required indoors and in crowds. booster shots are encouraged. >>> facebook's parent company, meta says it's trying to make instagram better for the mental health of teenagers. meta says it's taking stricter approach to what the company recommends to teenagers. that includes stopping people from tagging teenagers that don't follow them, while pushing teenagers toward different topics if they are

we have senator warnock and then senator thune. >> thank you, madam chair.his week i introduced the arrow act to expedite the development of sustainable aviation fuel and other admissions reducing technology. i could not be more proud that georgia companies, like delta airlines and gulfstream in my hometown of savannah, georgia, have been involved. as we see new technologies that reduce carbon emissions, it's important to make sure that our oversight body has the resources and oversight to safely deploy these new innovations. mr. dickson, do you agree that having the right in-house expertise will be crucial for the to successfully collaborate and ensure that these technologies are deployed safety safely? >> the answer to your question is yes. we recognize how critical sustainable aviation fuel is and very much want to be a part with congress on deploying them at scale. within our officers union environment, there's a team of people dedicated to working on how best to make -- a more routine source of aviation fuel. so we want to partner with you. to your spec

but what difference does it make if he passes it down to john thune, who is basically his groomed on number 2, that is not with the republican base, is i do though, think that this year, it's not just that the advantage is so big. it's that how the presidency of donald trump ended in the mood put the republican voter in plus the national mood, which appears to be significantly favoring republicans. they have a unique opportunity here to make some real changes and there are some very different candid it's running. now, it takes a lot to throw in a convent out of office, but if republicans are going to do it, and if they're going to, you know, re brand their party if they're going to change the face and the policy of their party, this would be the year to do it, peter, you know, and i, as an x one example, joe, can't washington 3 voters do not have to settle for, put her out there. joe can if he wins the jungle, he will. when are the run off? it's that simple. that's the mood we're in right now. so it would be a significant improvement from, ah, you know, from her, for the what if you

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thank you big. >> senator thune. >> thank you, madam chair.dministrator dickson, thank you and welcome. doug let me just start with an issue that is important in my own state of south dakota and deals with ellsworth air force base. it is prepared to host a b 21 bomber which will train in the power river training complex. it currently flies to be one bomber and holds large exercises in the purity sea airspace which requires occasional altitude waivers and i appreciate the faa's reference to expedite that coordination with the pdf a in space. looking ahead more broadly, we have to ensure that our advanced military aircraft have the expanded airspace volumes in the time that they need training. technology modernization will be critically important to improving management of the national airspace system, particularly as new entrants such as u.s. technology increasingly interact with general commercial aviation traffic. the implementation of nextgen which has been hampered by the pandemic will be crucial in the coming years and these investments wi

have seen this before david, i also want to ask you about a report in the times that senator john thunekely successor is weighing reenvironment. that would not impact the party structure, but -- >> yeah, it is andrea, it is intriguing because he has been in the wings being groomed to be leader of the republican caucus and it strikes me how we saw paul ryan leave as speaker. he rightly predicted he would no longer be speaker. nanny this case they might have hershall walker and dr. oz, it may not be a caucus that hoe wants to lead. >> thank you very much to all of you. back in court, michael flynn is suing the january 6th committee. where is this legal fight going next pete williams will join us, next. xt pete wlilliams will jois next do i need to pretreat my laundry? nope! with tide pods, you don't need to worry. the pre-treaters are built in. tide pods dissolve even when the water is freezing. nice! if it's got to be clean, it's got to be tide. what do we want for dinner? burger... i want a sugar cookie... wait... i want a bucket of chicken... i want... ♪♪ it's the easiest because it's

the reason he didn't by the sandwich is because the headlines, it happened earlier this year subway thune, pork and child dna, was not factored in? maybe. [laughter] >> i think it was the mag a hat for him. >> isn't it fair police look at the evidence and they say the facts that are simple don't add up because first time criminal like him didn't think through it and would prosecutors and props look at that? >> completely, it's interesting to follow how people solve a crime, i've listened to part your podcast and if you've been in the situation like that where it truly is a traumatic experience, it's true you black out and forget everything you are doing. i think jussie smollett owes an apology to the black community and lgbtq plus community and the community is affected by hate crimes because essentially by doing this, he took away power from their testimonies it is sad and i truly believe he also spread hate and said he doesn't trust police after he said that, elm the organization that we are going to support jussie smollett regardless of the verdict which we now know is guilty and you h

>> thank you, senator thune. there has been a looming pilot shortage for the last decade in the united states. going through covid, it became an actual pilot shortage. all of our regional partners do not have enough airplanes to fly. we have 100 airplanes effectively grounded right now, regional aircraft, because there is not enough in the pipeline. that means we, at the moment, cannot fly to all the small communities we would like to. it's really about not having enough pilots. i am a little less optimistic that the situation will reverse itself in the near term unless we do something to increase the supply of pilots. at united, we have bought and have an academy called a v8 academy -- aviate academy. these are 30 people that have no flight experience that will get the opportunity to become pilots, if they pass all the certifications and all the tests, can become commercial airline pilots at the end of the program. we will need a lot more programs like that. the country will need thousands of pilots. >> is that

statements from senator john cornyn as well as thune who both tribe this as -- describe this as a christmas gift for the people saying it would have cost more in gas and inflation. nevertheless, we have seen over the past months and particularly this last week leading up to the self-imposed christmas deadline, a lot of intense conversations going on with manchin and his doctoring democratic colleagues. they all tried to convince him to go along with them. needing the simple majority to pass this through. he was the last hold out. they started off at $6 trillion. went to 3 trillion. and somewhere behind about 2 trillion to 1.75. he ultimately said 1.5 trillion was the final offer. but he did express concern about the extension of the child tax credit, extending that. he thought it went beyond one year. if you worked it out to ten years, said it would be a lot more. his colleagues, the democratic colleagues said look, this is not -- that is not what this bill is. this bill is paid for. and so there's a great deal of frustration and perhaps a sense of wasted time here in what they were doing,

john thune is thinking about walking away from politics. that would be a blow to mcconnell as well. coal category. this is a party currently organized and led by a man who falsely claims that the 2020 election was stolen. we cannot lose sight of that. he is not only arguing it is stolen. he is working to put some place people, secretaries of state, lower level offices who favor the idea of the election being stolen and might reverse an outcome. and i think we can't lose sight of that. >>. >> not coincidental that mitch mcconnell is one of the few willing to stand up to the big lie. so candy canes. who is getting the good stuff? >> i can tell you have kids. you're like me. you give them the broccoli first and the candy at the end. >> yeah. >> first, candy cane pete buttigieg. easy for me to say. i think he has had a really good year. he is headlining the best thing for democrats that joe biden got done, the infrastructure package. he's out there selling it, getting good reviews. and candidly getting good reviews and kamala harris not getting good reviews. they are the two axis. on th

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necessarily appreciate that as much as they will in 2023 and obviously waiting to hear from senator john thuneto be, another big loss for mcconnell and the republican infrastructure. >> and the last congress, too, lamar alexander stepped aside, key ally to mitch mcconnell, pat roberts, another establishment type is gone. great point, phil. i was going to joke and say gaslight you all say joe manchin is the least covered story this year. instead, i will dig into something that amy does better than pretty much anybody, coverage of redistricting, the process that happens every ten years to redraw house lines, that is so significant, it's happening right now. it's going to have profound implications for the country, also for the makeup of congress, as well as the partisanship that we see in the house and will have a major, major impact as well on the midterms in 2022. thank you all for joining us, and that's it for "inside politics sunday." join us every sunday at 8:00 a.m. eastern time and the weekday show as well at noon eastern. up next "state of the union" with jake tapper and dana bash. merry

senator john thune says while he still encourages americans to get their shots. say that as somebody who like some of my colleagues, his pro vaccine. he calls the mandate federal overreach something that the federal government should be interfering with indiana republican senator mike braun spearheaded the effort by wednesday presser. he set the mandate would hurt not help the economy. when you put it in these terms. >> either get it or you lose your job. you're on the wrong side of the issue. but democrats say it's republicans on the wrong side. >> my friends, america. we're in the middle of a public health crisis. senate majority leader chuck schumer slammed the effort wednesday. it's crazy. he says republicans are ignoring science to score political points. and what is the science show. the more people get vaccinated. the greater chance. we have to eliminate or and certainly greatly reduce the vera lynn's and widespread of this of this disease. the wednesday vote is largely symbolic and the white house has already vowed to push back if it comes to the presiden

. >> mike: one of your colleagues, john thune, the number to a republican in the senate, is weighingnators richard shelby of alabama, rob portman of ohio, plus richard burr and pat toomey in the swing states of north carolina and pennsylvania are leaving already and of course you. first, have you had knee conversations with the senator, and second, are you concerned that any hopes of future bipartisan moments in the u.s. senate will leave with you all? >> senator blunt: i think the country is resilient and strong and understands the importance of finding solutions. senator food and i came to the congress only 5 years ago, we are close friends, we work together in senate leadership. certainly the country will benefit if he decides to stay in the senate, and this is just a decision that he has to make. certainly in my case, it seems to me that it's the time to bring this chapter to a close, and i'm looking forward to what we are going to be doing next year. ben cardin and i are working on a couple of major issues, mental health issue that i mentioned earlier. what we could do with more

watched from the gallery as joe manchin spends most of his time on the floor buddied up with john thune and a group of republicans on that side of the chamber. how he gets along with folks tends to matter in terms of how he acts. i wonder if you think the relationships between manchin and the rest of his party can be saved. they are so important, and we saw the gloves come off in the democratic caucus in the last 24 hours. >> there is no doubt that there's been a huge communications failure, a breakdown between the white house and democratic leadership on one hand and senator joe manchin on the other hand. we both know having spent most the last year covering joe manchin, we can be fluid in the way he talks. he's not always explicit or clear about what he wants. there are categories of things he said which can be preferences and him musing out loud. and then there's a cat dpoir of things that are a red line. it's not always easy to see one from the other. clearly the white house was unclear. broadly, this is the irony of the situation. democrats have 99.3% of their memberships in congre

other senators are involved, senator thune of virginia and senator tester, democrats are pushing on thisdemocrats try to push a vote and it doesn't move through the senate and do some nominations, some big nominations and report nominations and then head home and try to see where they could go on build back better. so i mean, everything is up in the air right now. it is so fluid. but right now it is very difficult to see major bill going through at this moment. >> you know, part of this is what this means for president biden, u-gov polling putting him below 50%. there was a new poll that came out, most americans are warn out by covid, he doesn't get high numbers for how he's dealing with covid, that is a new monmouth poll. so does that play into the president's agenda and frankly how much mojo he has to push on this stuff? >> well, 100%. and look, we have another potential surge in covid right now. we're -- in some states and cities they're reinstating mask mandates and that is an ongoing debate. that might overwhelm anything. we have hhs secretary talking about they might need more fund

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we also saw tweets from senator john thune and john cornyn saying that this was an early christmas giftreckless and costly, this legislation. but we've been watching for months now and even just this past week this intensity buildup trying to convince senator manchin his colleagues that he needed to be on board with this. this had started off as a $6 trillion plan. it was whittled down to just less than about 2 trillion or so. the latest complaint that he had was the child tax credit extension. he said, well, if it's not just one year, perhaps ten, it would cost a lot more money, and the cbo has scored it as such. and the democrats said this is the bill you have in front of you, it is not a ten-year extension, it does not include any kind of revenue-generating mechanisms that would kick in if it was ten years. and so that it was all kind of a false assessment and analysis in the end. and what they are saying today is that they don't believe manchin even acted in negotiating in good faith. >> i would hope we would have had 50 democrats, but if that is the case, then i hope that we will b

we have senator warnock followed by senator thune. >> thank you, this week i introduce the aero act for adoption of sustainable and and other aviation technologies, i cannot be more proud, delta, wallstream, in my home in atlanta, georgia, helping these take-off. as we see industries harmful carbon emissions it's important we have the resources and technical expertise to allow for the quick and safe deployment of these new innovations. mr. dickson, do you agree that having the right in-house expertise will be crucial for faa to successfully collaborate and partner with industry on new sustainable products and ensure these technologies are deployed safety without delays? >> thank you senator warnocks, good to see you, and the answer is yes. we recognize how critical sustainable aviation fuel is and very much want to be a partner with congress as people consider ways to expedite its use and deployment at scale. within our office of energy and environment, there is a team of people who's -- who are dedicated to working on how best to make sap a routine force on aviation fuel. with regard t

thune, no by proxy. mr. blunt. no. mr. cruz, by proxy. miss fisher, mr. moran, no by proxy. mr. sullivan, no by sullivan, mrs. blackburn. mr. young. >> no by proxy. >> mr. lee, >> by proxy. mr. johnson. mrs. capito. mr. scott. miss lummis. miss cantwell. aye. >> thee are 14 the noes 14. the commit will report the tie vote to the floor of the senate. that conclude our markup for this morning. so we'll now turn to hearing -- again thank our colleagues for their attendance today. thank you for helping us get these important nominations filled. we look forward to working with all of them. now we will turn to our hearing this morning. our hearing is a very important set of nominees. i want to welcome them and their families to the dais. thank you so much for being here. first we will consider the nomination of gigi sohn to be commissioner of the federal communications commission. welcome to you and your family who i understand is joining you today. the pandemic demonstrates how essential broadband is to participate in our 21st century economy anti-fcc's critical role in helping our c

to run for fourth term thune senator ron johnson only republican senators up for election next yearet drawn a lot of democrats they are going to lose the majority don't want to come back, into a republican minority in the house they know by the way, that we are going to make congress work they have to go back to work we are going to end proxy voting, we are going to make committees show up in person, maria there are many committees still have not even met in the committee room face-to-face this entire year. businesses are getting back to work, you know front line hospital workers, groshsr grocery stores through pandemic some members congress not shown up in a single day since speakers vote proxy voting all year that lets have congress work again sort of things going to do win majority mack hold accountable over oversight hearings how did this virus start why crises every federal agency cabinet secretaries focused on how to write rules that are illegal to posts people to do things that congress hasn't even passed laws to do, how about the cabinet secretaries focus on doing jobs getti

thank you, senator thune. senator baldwin. >> thank, you chairman blumenthal. i would like to just note that this series of hearings really began with the revelation that internal research at facebook revealed the negative impacts on teenagers body images from using the company's instagram platform. we learned, based on research by the chairman staff how quickly someone on instagram can go from viewing content on healthy eating to being directed to things that focus on unhealthy practices, including glorifying eating disorders. i know we don't have facebook and instagram before us today but i'm particularly concerned about the impact that that type of content can have on young users. i recently joined senators klobuchar and capito with whom we sponsored the anna weston to support training and education on eating disorders. -- i want to ask each of you, can you briefly outline the steps your companies are taking to remove content that promotes unhealthy body image and eating disorders and direct users to supportive resources instead? and in particular, how are y

they're an advertising company and senator thune has a bill, a bipartisan bill, a filter bubble billcial intelligence you know they build the algorithm to push you to a certain topic and feed you more information on that topic then that is what you see more of what we know from parents, teachers and pediatricians is sometimes it is the pushing of children into following certain celebrities, absorbing and seeing and hearing certain content that leads to some of this self harm, the mental health issues that children are experiencing also this is the type activity that leads children to have ped fines, predators, traffickers who may be following them. so what we are doing is as senator blumenthal said there are several people on the committee who have written bills to address this. we are through the process of pulling together, drafting text and look forward to discussing it with you soon. >> keep us posted. senator blumenthal, too much pressure on facebook why not look into the issues relating to tiktok, snap they also have similar demographics >> great question. in fact, instagram's

what about john thune? i'd guess john thune doesn't want this to be part of his legendmurkowski.to condemn this. >> there was an awful lot of opportunities for what was called the establishment republicans, non-radical republicans, maybe just republican republicans, to say or do the right thing, on everything from debt ceilings to what you're talking about here, to impeachment votes, to january 6th votes. and i just don't see it, for the most part. i think the fear of being primaried is, for most of them, overwhelming. what is really surprising, joe, is even people who are set to retire over the next 12 months or so, even they -- i don't hear them. i don't read that they are standing up. you're right, the language is incendiary. it's not simply the prevalence of guns, but we're increasingly normalizing or celebrating their actual or potential use. this young man last night, he wasn't found innocent, he was not guilty. you're the lawyer, i'm not. but that's something fundamentally different. >>> vladimir putin, russian president, is warning of a military response if the west conti