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What do House Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Barbara Lee have in common with House Republicans like Thomas Massie and Andy Biggs? Not a lot. But they do know an unconstitutional bill when they see one.
These and others on both sides of the aisle were among the 65 House Members who voted “no” yesterday on the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” H.R. 7521, which would effectively ban TikTok. The bill now goes to the Senate, where we hope cooler heads will prevail in demanding comprehensive data privacy legislation instead of this attack on Americans’ First Amendment rights.
We’re saying plenty about this misguided, unfounded bill, and we want you to speak out about it too, but we thought you should see what some of the House Members who opposed it said, in their own words.
I am voting NO on the TikTok ban.
Rather than target one company in a rushed and secretive process, Congress should pass comprehensive data privacy protections and do a better job of informing the public of the threats these companies may pose to national security.
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) March 13, 2024
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p dir=”ltr” lang=”en” xml:lang=”en”>Today, I voted against the so-called “TikTok Bill.”
Here’s why: pic.twitter.com/Kbyh6hEhhj