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Um, Rep. Lofgren? Regardless of the merits of this bill, I really feel like there are more urgent matters right now.

I know 435 Congresspeople can do more than one thing, but there are a few top priorities that I don't feel are being adequately addressed.



The only thing urgent to the people in Congress is how to figure out ways to make their lobbies more money. It was never about what you (the public) wanted even though it’s sometimes labeled as such. There are a few who do work as true public servants, but the majority are not. They keep getting elected solely because the other option is whatever is going on now.


This is the same rep that introduced "Aaron's Law" to grandstand in the moment, while the contents of it would have done zilch to actually help (another) Aaron. It seems like this must be an attempt to get their employers' specific digital authoritarian wishes implemented in cooperation with the other team's sweeping authoritarian push.


There have been over 1,600 bills introduced in the House this session.




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