Britt said that they approach legislation on the topic “not as Democrats or Republicans, but as concerned parents.” The senators’ comments came at a Common Ground event, part of an NBC News franchise bringing together leaders with different perspectives to focus on solutions to pressing issues. In a separate interview at the event in Washington, Reps. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., and Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., said social media has contributed to a rise in toxicity and polarization in Congress. “I mean just social media, I think changed everything, right? It made it made the job more miserable,” Malliotakis told NBC News’ Ryan Nobles. She recounted the blowback she received on social media after siding with Democrats and a handful of Republicans to pass a House measure that would reinstate temporary protections for Haitians living in the U.S., essentially rebuking a key component of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. Dingell added that “social media is, without fail, one of the worst things that’s happened to this country.” On the legislative front, Britt and Fetterman discussed teaming up on …