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David Schweikert: “It always makes me nervous when a technology like this is here in Congress because it means we are paying attention to…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014
It always makes me nervous when a technology like this is here in Congress because it means we are paying attention to you, and let us face it, when the bureaucracy pays attention to a technology, we often try to regulate it or screw it up.
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David Schweikert
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Schweikert expresses concern about government regulation of emerging technologies.

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