First Amendment Orgs Skewer Bipartisan Lawmakers’ ‘Frightening’ Attempt To Police Election Speech
Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler and Democratic New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer urged four agencies to crack down on so-called election misinformation propagated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools, prompting pushback from First Amendment organizations.
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About Josh Gottheimer
Joshua S. Gottheimer is an American politician, attorney, writer, and public policy adviser serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, his district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City's densely populated metropolitan suburbs in Bergen County northwest through exurban and rural territory in northern Passaic and Sussex Counties.
Everything about Josh Gottheimer →- Occupation
- politician, business executive, lawyer
- Position held
- United States representative, United States representative, United States representative, United States representative
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 8, 1975
- Website
- http://josh4congress.com/