Three minutes to ask questions. Many members will be allowed to make openings Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone, for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from chicago to be here on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And this subcommittee has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to represent recognize members who were present chicago and the region, starting with bobby rush, whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for inviting us, asking the subcommittee to come here. Congresswoman robin kelly, who is here to my left. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky from the chicago region. Enter and t
Majority and minority i would ask for unanimous consent for the house members who are with us today, who are not members of the committee, that they be recognized for three minutes to ask questions. After Committee Members have asked theirs. Only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone , for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And this subcommittee has to has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region, starting with congressman bobby rush, whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for inviting us, asking the
Recognized or three minutes to ask questions recognized for three minutes to ask questions. Many members will be allowed to make openings Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone, for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from chicago to be here on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And this subcommittee has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to represent recognize members who were present chicago and the region, starting with bobby rush, whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for inviting us, asking the subcommittee to come here. Congresswoman robin kelly, who is here to my left. Congr
Experience that we know today. Whether looking up restaurant reviews on yelp, catching up on s l on youtuber checking on a friend or loved one on social media. These are experiences that we come to know and rely on. And the plot form that we go to to do these things have been enabled the User Generated Content as well as the ability of these companies to moderate that content in creek communities. Section 230 of the Communications Decency act has enabled that ecosystem to does all. By giving Online Companies the ability to moderate content without equating them to the publisher or speaker of the content, we have enabled the creation of Massive Online Community of millions and billions of people that come together and interact. Today, this committee will be examining that world that section 230 has enabled, the good and the bad. I would like to think the witnesses for appearing before us today. Each of you represent important perspectives related to the content moderation in the online
The committee will now come to order. Before we get started. We have to win this panels this morning. Senator brown and i will give our opening remarks first and then we will hear from Senators Gardner and merkley. Once the senators have finished their statements we will proceed with our second panel of witnesses. Today the committee will hear from witnesses about the challenges that state sanction businesses in the cannabis industry have one trying to access mainstream Financial Services. Under the controlled substance act, marijuana, or cannabis is currently considered a schedule one drug. Being categorized as a schedule one drug means that the possession, distribution, or sale of marijuana or other marijuana derive projects is illegal under federal law. Any protests proceeds from cannabis remain subject to anti Money Laundering laws such as the Money Laundering control act. In the last several years many have used legalized marijuana in some form. Whether legal or recreational. Use