WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
On Friday, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), author of the Senate Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, were joined by families who have suffered devastating losses due to their children's use of social media in a virtual press conference.
The Senators and families outlined why the House package of bills released just days ago weakens the strong protections overwhelmingly passed by the Senate and fails the families who have been calling for years on Congress to protect children online. House leaders are expected to ram through the bill ...