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On the recordMarch 1, 2010
I recognize that the technology industry faces difficult challenges when dealing with repressive governments, but we have a responsibility in the United States--and Congress shares in that responsibility--to ensure that American companies are not complicit in violating freedom of expression.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes U.S. responsibility to prevent complicity in human rights violations.

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