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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

We must work together to do what the Foreign Service Act set out to do, to create a work force at the State Department that is representative of America.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

the reason that this investigation is so important to the future of our country is because our country has a history of this battle between concentrated economic power, monopolies, and democracy.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

Congress must stand up to these new robber barons to protect our public institutions, to restore democratic and economic freedoms.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

Lawmakers should open up competition through interoperability, and immediately, in order to preserve our elections.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

Our democracy is hanging in the balance. The time to act is now, decisively and with courage.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

This committee is correct to be considering both regulatory tools as part of that solution.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

structurally separating the platforms from the commerce will give everyone a fair shot at innovating, reaping the rewards of their hard work.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

Protecting competition in digital marketplaces requires that the laws efficiently distinguish between pro- and anti-competitive conduct.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

This has to change. Congress, not the Supreme Court, must be the body responsible for defining the scope of those laws.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

Congress should use bright-line rules and presumptions to remove complexity and make antitrust cases easier, faster, and cheaper.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

it is incumbent on the Congress of the United States to fulfill our responsibility to make sure our economy works and we safeguard our democracy.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

We've been under monopoly rule for so long, but we're suffering from a crisis of imagination.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

Ultimately, we are depending on you, Congress, to fix this.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

Without regulatory intervention, these companies will continue to act in their self-interests rather than in the interest of free and fair competition or privacy.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Sep 30, 2020

I do not believe Section 2 is sufficient because the soft preferencing and soft prioritization is so rampant.

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