# Maria Cantwell Back to [[Reverse Flynn Effect and EdTech]] **Role:** U.S. Senator (D-WA); Ranking Member, Senate Commerce Committee - **Opening statement:** - She cited a University of Washington study: teens spend "more than an hour per day on smart phones during school hours," and one in four spends a quarter of the school day on personal phones. - She said social media apps are "deliberately engineered to hook kids." - Her office framed the hearing as "AI presents greater risk to children than social media." She opposes federal moratoriums on state AI laws.