{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/curtis-calls-for-lowering-political-temperature-reforming-social-media-algorithms-at-uvu-townhall", "CURTIS CALLS FOR LOWERING POLITICAL TEMPERATURE, REFORMING SOCIAL MEDIA ALGORITHMS AT UVU TOWNHALL", "2025-11-14", "2025", "2025-11", "Republican", "Senate", "UT", "John R. Curtis", "C001114", "www.curtis.senate.gov", "curtis", "https://www.curtis.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Orem, Utah \u2013 At a CNN townhall at Utah Valley University, U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) urged Americans to lower political tensions and introduced critical social media reforms. Reflecting on the recent shooting of Charlie Kirk and other high-profile attacks, Senator Curtis warned, \u201cIf it can happen here in Utah, it can happen anywhere,\u201d calling for the tempering of political tensions from both sides of the aisle.\n\nCurtis focused heavily on the role of social media in driving division and harm, describing how platforms have shifted from connecting friends to weaponizing algorithms for profit. He outlined bipartisan legislation he is working on with Senator Kelly to hold companies liable when their algorithms cause harm, while preserving free speech: \u201cAnybody can still post what they want\u2014but when a company chooses to amplify or suppress content, they should own the consequences.\u201d\n\nOn contentious issues like guns and immigration, Senator Curtis demonstrated how to model disagreement without division. He highlighted areas of common ground on gun violence, especially suicide prevention and safe storage, and expressed openness to nuanced tools that keep firearms out of the hands of those in crisis while protecting due process and constitutional rights.\n\nOn immigration, he reaffirmed Utah\u2019s long-standing \u201cUtah Compact\u201d principles: \u201cIt\u2019s a false narrative that we can\u2019t obey the rule of law and be compassionate at the same time. We can\u2014and we must\u2014keep families together and uphold our values.\u201d\n\nSenator Curtis closed by returning to the theme of trust and community over chaos:\n\n\u201cIf you wake up looking for the bad in people, you\u2019ll find it. If you wake up looking for the good, you\u2019ll find that too. . . My commitment is to keep looking for the good, to keep working across the aisle, and to do my part every day to bring this country together.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.curtis.senate.gov/press-releases/curtis-calls-for-lowering-political-temperature-reforming-social-media-algorithms-at-uvu-townhall"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6666379049420357, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}