Amy Klobuchar
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- Milken Institute16 min
A Conversation with US Senator, Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota | Future of Health Summit 2023
Senator Chris Coons leveraged his father's diagnosis of late-onset Alzheimer's to champion bipartisan legislation that has increased Alzheimer's research funding to over $3.7 billion while securing NIH grants for clinical trials. Beyond medical advocacy, Coons and Senator Josh Hawley introduced bills to ban deepfake election ads and collaborate with colleagues to integrate AI into healthcare without replacing human caregivers. This work aims to address the "sandwich generation" crisis and ensure technological innovation balances national security with the protection of voter integrity and workforce equity.
- The Economist12 min
How to deal with big tech
Senator Amy Klobuchar, Martin Chavez, Amy Klobuchar, Anne
Senator Amy Klobuchar argues that the concentrated market power of tech giants like Google, Apple, and Meta stifles innovation and harms consumers, prompting her to advocate for a comprehensive "competition policy" that includes stricter antitrust enforcement, privacy regulations, and content moderation mandates. Highlighting recent bipartisan lawsuits and hearings that exposed harmful fee structures and misinformation risks, she proposes legislation to prevent app store gatekeepers from blocking cheaper payment options while aligning US standards with European precedents. Klobuchar warns that without these proactive measures to restore fair competition, the United States faces a future where dominant platforms control essential markets and threaten democratic institutions just as the AT&T breakup once did.