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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said Wednesday that Congress needs to pass data privacy legislation to encourage more competition in the technology markets.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joe Simons said Tuesday he remains prepared to break up America’s largest technology companies, even by reversing past mergers, as part of the regulator antitrust investigation into big tech.

Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) slammed Louisiana Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards for pushing film tax credits that led to Universal Pictures filming the controversial film “The Hunt” in Louisiana, which reportedly featured liberal elites hunting and killing “deplorables” for sport.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma said Monday that Americans continue to flee the Obamacare exchanges because the “sky-high premiums” are too “unaffordable.”

Rep. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) launched his first Lousiana gubernatorial campaign ad Monday, saying in his ad that “help is on the way” from Louisiana Democrat Gov. Jon Bel Edwards’ stewardship of Louisiana.

Although Medicare for All remains a popular proposal for progressive Democrats, many labor unions remain divided over whether the single-payer healthcare proposal would benefit American workers.

A majority of likely Iowa Democrat caucus voters prefer a public option, compared to only one-fifth of Democrats who prefer Medicare for All, according to a poll released this week.

Twitter announced Friday that it unlocked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) campaign account after many Republican groups threatened to stop advertising on the social media platform.

Democrat 2020 presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg unveiled a healthcare plan Friday to expand healthcare access to rural areas despite some studies cautioning that a public option could close nearly half of rural hospitals.

A study released Wednesday found that a government health insurance option, a proposal backed by former Vice President Joe Biden, could close as many as 55 percent of rural hospitals.

Americans Against Antisemitism founder Dov Hikind said Thursday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was a “coward” for blocking him on Twitter and for trying to have a lawsuit dismissed that would force her to allow him and others to view her account.

Sens. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote a letter Wednesday to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, charging that the social media giant has a “worrying pattern” of poor protections for children using the Facebook Messenger Kids app.

Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Tom Cotton (R-AK), Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent Wednesday a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, demanding answers about the company’s relationship with China’s Huawei after reports revealed that the search giant had claimed that were not conducting substantial business in China. They said that Google put its “profits before country” with its partnership with Huawei.

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Mike Rogers (R-AL) sent a letter to Jim Watkins, the owner of the anonymous online forum 8Chan, demanding that he testify before the committee on how to mitigate extremism.

House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and ranking member Greg Walden (R-OR) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, urging him to strike language mirroring Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) beats out former Vice President Joe Biden on health care, which serves as a symbolic contrast over the Democrats’ ideological split over Medicare for All or improving Obamacare through a public option, according to a poll released Tuesday.

More than two-thirds of American voters back an antitrust review of America’s largest technology companies, according to a poll released Monday. 

The Donald Trump administration continues to mull whether to roll out its long-awaited Republican healthcare plan as an alternative to the Democrats’ Medicare for All and public option proposals.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Axios in a report released Monday that he advised President Donald Trump against withdrawing all military troops from Afghanistan by the 2020 election.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-OK) and 44 other Republican senators on Saturday sent a letter to United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pledging to back the country as it prepares to leave the European Union (EU) in the coming months.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly started investigating Facebook’s acquisitions, including Facebook and WhatsApp, as part of a practice to take out its competition.

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) told Breitbart News in an exclusive statement Thursday that he will introduce “common sense” legislation to better project the cost of federal budgeting by including the interest cost of government spending.

The Senate passed a budget agreement Thursday that would fund the government for two years and suspend the debt ceiling. The legislation will go to President Donald Trump’s desk for him to sign.

A Better Future Michigan ad highlighted how Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) backed Medicare for All, which will eliminate all Michiganders and Americans’ health insurance. 

Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Mike Braun (R-IN) proposed legislation Thursday that would roll back former President Barack Obama’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation, a hallmark of Obama’s climate change agenda.

Joe Biden claimed Wednesday night during the 2020 Democrat presidential debate that “Obamacare is working” even though premiums, deductibles, and co-pays remain historically high.

Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced legislation Wednesday to “fight back” against foreign currency manipulation and boost American manufacturing and agriculture.

Actress Patricia Arquette claimed Wednesday that Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) would “kill people” by opposing green energy jobs.

CNN commentator Dana Bash said falsely that climate scientists and other experts claim that the world needs to eliminate all fossil fuels to prevent the “most catastrophic consequences” of climate change.

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is wrong to say that Americans only have 12 years to address climate change before it becomes too late.

American approval of a public option implodes if it leads to more government in health care, according to a poll released Tuesday.

Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) unveiled Tuesday Congress’ first bipartisan paid family leave proposal, which could serve as the basis through which Congress passes a federal solution to help young parents start new families.

American approval of the country’s largest technology companies has plummeted over the last several years, according to a poll released Monday.

A privacy-centric advocacy group sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Friday in an attempt to force the federal agency to charge the terms of its reportedly lax deal with social media giant Facebook.

Far-left pop icon Cher wondered Friday whether American could survive another four years of President Donald Trump, or “Putin’s choice for president” after “Moscow Mitch” McConnell blocked a Senate vote on an election security bill.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) slammed New York Times editor Sarah Jeong, contending that she and the Left “sold out” to Big Tech and she neglected to mention that her key “expert” is “paid by Google.”