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Michael Bennet: If you happen to be in the winning category, you happen to be an incumbent interest that earned something deep in the…

On the recordDecember 2, 2014
If you happen to be in the winning category, you happen to be an incumbent interest that earned something deep in the last century in our regulatory code, our tax code, that is great for you, but it is not great for innovation in this country.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet critiques how existing regulations favor incumbents over innovation.

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