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Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding the bipartisan compromise to advance the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, a child online safety legislative package expected to be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives next week:

“For the last six years, I have worked as a mom and a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee to protect children online. With the bipartisan KIDS Act, we have a real chance to notch a win in that fight. I commend Ranking Member Pallone for his diligence and persistence in negotiating the strongest compromise possible on an issue that is as urgent as it is difficult.”

“Like any compromise, the KIDS Act isn’t perfect. I’ve heard from parents and advocates who believe Congress should go further, and I agree with much of what they’re asking for. But we cannot tell children and families to wait until Democrats retake power in Washington to act, not when real progress is sitting right in front of us. The protections we win today have to actually hold. Provisions that sound strong but get struck down in court tomorrow don’t keep a single kid safer. This agreement is built to survive, and that matters.”

“I’m proud to support the KIDS Act, and I’m just as committed to what comes next. I will keep fighting for every tool parents need to hold Big Tech accountable and for every protection our children deserve.”