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Utah U.S. Rep Chris Stewart: "More than 40% of teens say they struggle with feelings of sadness or hopelessness. More than 50% of..."

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Chris Stewart tweeted the following:

"More than 40% of teens say they struggle with feelings of sadness or hopelessness.
More than 50% of parents are concerned about their childrens mental well-being.
This is a national crisis. Thats why I introduced a bill to ban social media for kids under the age of 16."
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Here are other recent tweets from Chris Stewart:

"We have countless protections for our children in the physical world a legal minimum age for drinking, driving and more.
The damage to Gen Z from social media is undeniable so why are there no protections in the digital world?
For the sake of our kids, it's time to act." on Feb. 2
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"We must hold social-media companies accountable for the experiment they are running on our children for profit." -@POTUS
"I believe that 13 is too early [for social media]." -@Surgeon_General
I completely agree. Let's get to work and protect our kids.
foxnews.com/politics/gop-b" on Feb. 2
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"Our nation's kids are in a mental health crisis.
There has never been a generation this depressed, anxious, and suicidal. It's our responsibility to protect them from the root cause: social media.
That's why I introduced a bill to ban social media for kids under the age of 16." on Feb. 2
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