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Rand Paul: We ought to think about how long patents should be.

On the recordOctober 6, 2016
We ought to think about how long patents should be.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Rand Paul emphasizes the need to reconsider patent durations.

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