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On the recordMay 23, 2016
Transparency is important, however the notion that the U.S. Government should let the transition take place in order to get bylaws changes that bring more transparency to the domain name system is exactly backward.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Rubio criticizes the approach to achieving transparency in ICANN's governance.

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