Senator Brian Schatz
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It's like a what the hell is happening to our country movement movement. And what I regret the most about what happened with the CR was that disconnection between the electeds and the grassroots. So we've got to do better at our additional points of leverage throughout the Congress. We will have them. And we just have to be on the same page with ourselves. Right.
It's like a what the hell is happening to our country movement movement. And what I regret the most about what happened with the CR was that disconnection between the electeds and the grassroots. So we've got to do better at our additional points of leverage throughout the Congress. We will have them. And we just have to be on the same page with ourselves. Right.
It's like a what the hell is happening to our country movement movement. And what I regret the most about what happened with the CR was that disconnection between the electeds and the grassroots. So we've got to do better at our additional points of leverage throughout the Congress. We will have them. And we just have to be on the same page with ourselves. Right.
If we're going to be an effective opposition party and it's been a minute. Right. We were in power and enacting really important legislation. But now we're in the minority, which means it's even more important to be a unified opposition. And that just takes practice and work and a recognition that if something didn't go well, there's no spinning it.
If we're going to be an effective opposition party and it's been a minute. Right. We were in power and enacting really important legislation. But now we're in the minority, which means it's even more important to be a unified opposition. And that just takes practice and work and a recognition that if something didn't go well, there's no spinning it.
If we're going to be an effective opposition party and it's been a minute. Right. We were in power and enacting really important legislation. But now we're in the minority, which means it's even more important to be a unified opposition. And that just takes practice and work and a recognition that if something didn't go well, there's no spinning it.
You just say, look, that was we didn't execute well. It's a good thing that happened in February of this year and not August of next year. But we got to get better because we got to learn how to be a more effective opposition party.
You just say, look, that was we didn't execute well. It's a good thing that happened in February of this year and not August of next year. But we got to get better because we got to learn how to be a more effective opposition party.
You just say, look, that was we didn't execute well. It's a good thing that happened in February of this year and not August of next year. But we got to get better because we got to learn how to be a more effective opposition party.
Yes, I do. I just think we've got to talk more, think more, and be willing to do things that sort of match both in intensity and in unusualness, sort of like widen the array of tactics that we're willing to use. And I think one of the most powerful tactics that I am observing— is people, Democrats, going into Republican U.S. House districts and holding town halls where they won't, right?
Yes, I do. I just think we've got to talk more, think more, and be willing to do things that sort of match both in intensity and in unusualness, sort of like widen the array of tactics that we're willing to use. And I think one of the most powerful tactics that I am observing— is people, Democrats, going into Republican U.S. House districts and holding town halls where they won't, right?
Yes, I do. I just think we've got to talk more, think more, and be willing to do things that sort of match both in intensity and in unusualness, sort of like widen the array of tactics that we're willing to use. And I think one of the most powerful tactics that I am observing— is people, Democrats, going into Republican U.S. House districts and holding town halls where they won't, right?
And that one is an absolute political killer. And so I'm happy to see, I saw Maxwell Frost and Chris Murphy doing it. Chuck did it in some New York House districts. I think this can cause real political pain more so than, you know, social media posts. But, you know, social media posts are important too.
And that one is an absolute political killer. And so I'm happy to see, I saw Maxwell Frost and Chris Murphy doing it. Chuck did it in some New York House districts. I think this can cause real political pain more so than, you know, social media posts. But, you know, social media posts are important too.
And that one is an absolute political killer. And so I'm happy to see, I saw Maxwell Frost and Chris Murphy doing it. Chuck did it in some New York House districts. I think this can cause real political pain more so than, you know, social media posts. But, you know, social media posts are important too.
Well, you know, this is important to most parents across the country. And this is something that unites, you know, the sort of apolitical, the right wing, the left wing, the moderates. I cannot find a parent who is in favor of permitting a kid, a nine-year-old, to be on TikTok or Instagram or anything else. It is... directly correlated to being anxious.
Well, you know, this is important to most parents across the country. And this is something that unites, you know, the sort of apolitical, the right wing, the left wing, the moderates. I cannot find a parent who is in favor of permitting a kid, a nine-year-old, to be on TikTok or Instagram or anything else. It is... directly correlated to being anxious.
Well, you know, this is important to most parents across the country. And this is something that unites, you know, the sort of apolitical, the right wing, the left wing, the moderates. I cannot find a parent who is in favor of permitting a kid, a nine-year-old, to be on TikTok or Instagram or anything else. It is... directly correlated to being anxious.
It is directly correlated to being sedentary. It is directly correlated to the polarization, both socially and politically, of our country. And there's no real First Amendment right when you're talking about protecting a nine-year-old from these adverse outcomes. And then for 13 through adulthood, it's those algorithms that are capturing kids who don't have a fully developed brain and
It is directly correlated to being sedentary. It is directly correlated to the polarization, both socially and politically, of our country. And there's no real First Amendment right when you're talking about protecting a nine-year-old from these adverse outcomes. And then for 13 through adulthood, it's those algorithms that are capturing kids who don't have a fully developed brain and