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O americans data, communication networks, devices and applications as the entry points to disrupt our daily lives and conduct espionage activities. And all of this endangers our National Security interests. We have a long history of restricting our tv and radio airwaves from ownership by foreign gernments and individuals due to the National Security concerns that these arrangements pose. Social Media Companies should also face similar scrutiny. After all while technology has evolved, the threats are very much the same. And i also take the concerns raised by the Intelligence Community very seriously. They have asked congress to give them more authority to act and narrowly in narrowly defined situations. I believe this bill will do just that by addressing the National Security risks posed by applications operated by companies controlled by foreign adversaries. While this bill establishes a National Security framework that could apply to other applications, much of the public attention is
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Security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications such as tiktok and any successor application or service, and any other application or service developed or provideed by bite byte dance limited or entity controlled by them. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from washington, mrs. Rodgers and the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone each will control 20 minutes. For what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition . Mr. Massie i rise to claim time in actual opposition to the bill. The speaker pro tempore is the gentleman from new jersey opposed to the motion . O. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is not opposed to the motion. The gentleman from kentucky will control the 20 minutes in opposition. The gentlewoman from washington is recognized. Mrs. Rodgers . Mrs. Rodgers i ask mr. Speaker i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recogni