Washington, June 29 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal issued the following press release:
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement after voting against the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, legislation that does not impose strong enough safeguards to protect children online.
"I am incredibly concerned about the health and safety of children online. Congress absolutely must pass strong legislation urgently to protect our kids from the Big Tech companies that put out dangerous algorithms that prey on their vulnerabilities, but the Kids Act is not that piece of legislation. I voted no because we have a real opportunity to pass bipartisan legislation that holds these companies to not just be transparent a...