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Ed Markey: I think if we want to preach openness around the rest of the world, that we shouldn't be trying to teach temperance from…

On the recordMay 14, 2018
I think if we want to preach openness around the rest of the world, that we shouldn't be trying to teach temperance from a bar stool.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the importance of maintaining an open Internet.

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